Charlotte Amalie
Charlotte Amalie, on Saint Thomas, is the capital and largest town of the U.S.
Charlotte Amalie, on Saint Thomas, is the capital and largest town of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is on the island's southern shore at the head of Charlotte Amalie Harbor. The town is known for its historic sites, Danish colonial architecture, harbor, and shopping. In 2020, it had a population of 8,194, making it the most densely populated town in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Worth seeing in and around Charlotte Amalie
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Virgin Islands National Park
The Virgin Islands National Park is a national park of the United States preserving about 60% of the land area of Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as more than 5,500 acres of adjacent ocean, and nearly all of Hassel Island, just off the Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas harbor. The park is well known for scuba diving and snorkeling, and has miles of hiking trails through the tropical rainforest.
3 km · 14,700 acres in St. John, Virgin Islands (US) managed by the National Park Service · Wikipedia - 02Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands
The Diocese of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands is a diocese of the Catholic Church for the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is the only suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Washington.
1.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. Virgin Islands · Wikipedia - 03Blackbeard's Castle
Blackbeard's Castle is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is located in the city of Charlotte Amalie, on the island of St.
2.3 km · National Historic Landmark in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · Wikipedia - 04Crown Mountain
Crown Mountain is located on the island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands and is the highest point of the United States Virgin Islands. It is 1,555 feet in height.
2.7 km · mountain on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands · Wikipedia - 05University of the Virgin Islands
The University of the Virgin Islands is a public historically black land-grant university in the U.S. territory of the United States Virgin Islands.
2.5 km · public university in the United States Virgin Islands · Wikipedia - 06St. Thomas Synagogue
St. Thomas Synagogue, officially Congregation Beracha Veshalom Oogemiluth Hasadim or The Hebrew Congregation of St.
2 km · historic religious building in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands · Wikipedia - 07Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Saint Thomas
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a historic Catholic church in the United States Virgin Islands. It is the mother church and seat of the Diocese of Saint Thomas.
1.7 km · church in U.S. Virgin Islands, United States · Wikipedia - 08Coki Beach
Coki Point Beach is on the island of Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, in the Caribbean. Coki Point Beach is white sand beach on the North East side of the island Saint Thomas, adjacent to the Coral World Ocean Park.
8.9 km · caribbean beach · Wikipedia - 09Fort Willoughby
Fort Willoughby is a historic fort on Hassel Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The fort was built in 1777-1780 by the Danish, who originally named it Prince Frederik's Battery.
3.4 km · historic military fort on Hassel Island, U.S. Virgin Islands · Wikipedia - 10Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground
The Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground was a cricket ground located in Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the United States Virgin Islands. The ground was part of the Addelita Cancryn Junior High School.
1.5 km · cricket ground in United States Virgin Islands · Wikipedia
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Getting to Charlotte Amalie
- Airports
- Cyril E. King (STT), 3 km · Terrance B. Lettsome (EIS), 44 km · Luis Munoz Marin (SJU), 111 km
- Stations
- Cyril E. King Airport, 2.8 km · Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base, 1.6 km
- Beef Island → Charlotte Amalie44 km · quickest by ferry, 3h 27m · $30–77
- San Juan → Charlotte AmalieTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Sint Maarten → Charlotte AmalieTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Charlotte Amalie
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Charlotte Amalie. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIsland Lynx Ferry, next to Seaplane Terminal, (340) 713-5969, [http://vinow.com/general_usvi/interisland_ferry/.
- Get aroundBy Bus Tour Several tour operators offer professional tours to popular locations by air-conditioned bus.
- Get aroundOften you will get directions such as "Turn left at the fork in the road, then right at the gas station." Ferries leave from Charlotte Amalie and Red Hook to other islands pretty much all day every couple of hours.
- Get aroundThere are information booths along the waterfront where you can get a schedule for the local ferries and a ferry terminal near French Town for the longer distances (BVI etc).
- Get aroundFor on-line schedules to plan your outing, try for getting around the USVI, and [http://www.virginislandsthisweek.com/st-thomas/transportation/ferry-schedules.html for reaching the British Virgin Islands.
From Wikivoyage: Saint Thomas, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Charlotte Amalie
- Anna's Retreathuman settlement in United States Virgin Islands, United States of America7.3 km
- Tutu, United States Virgin Islandshuman settlement in United States Virgin Islands, United States of America6.8 km
- Charlotte Amalie Historic Districthistoric district in the U.S. Virgin Islands2 km
- West Endsub-district of the United States Virgin Islands6.6 km
- Frenchtownhuman settlement in United States Virgin Islands, United States of America1.5 km
- Mandalhuman settlement in United States Virgin Islands, United States of America5.5 km