Due to the Pink Fancy's unique location on the edge of the quaint town of Christiansted, the historic core of the city is almost an extension of our hotel. We are just a few minutes' walk to everything Christiansted offers, whether you are joining us for business or pleasure.

A two-minute walk to the left is the Seaborne Airlines seaplane terminal and the beginning of Christiansted's seafront boardwalk. Stroll its length to find water sports activities, lively restaurants, and interesting shops, or relax on a bench and watch the world go by.

To the right from Pink Fancy's gate are historic streets lined with 18th-century Danish buildings, many with arched arcades that for centuries have provided walkers with shelter from sun or showers. Today they are filled with offices, duty-free shops, and fine restaurants.

A few minutes' walk further through town brings you to the foot of King Street and the expansive, grassy lawns of the waterfront Christiansted National Historic Site, an absorbing morning's exploration.

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Christiansted National Historic Site:
Under the supervision of America's National Park Service, the park-like open air museum includes a number of 18th and 19th century Danish military and administrative structures: Fort Christiansvaern (completed 1849), the Steeple Building (1743), the Scale House (1856), the Customs House (1830), and the Danish West India & Guinea Company Warehouse (1749).

Two blocks up from the wharf on King Street near Queen Cross Street is Government House (1771), two private homes joined together as an administrative base for the Danish West Indies.

Park Rangers at the fort entrance have a brochure with details on each building's history and use. The fort is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., weekends and holidays 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and admission is $3 to explore the fort and stand on its battlements where cannons face the harbor.

Museums:
At the historic site, in addition to the fort-with displays of soldiers' living quarters, dungeons, and a cell where Alexander Hamilton's mother was once imprisoned by her cruel husband-visitors can view exhibits at the Scale House where arched doors lead to a huge scale used for weighing bales of cotton and hogsheads of sugar.

Apothecary Museum:
Apothecary Hall on its Queen Cross Street side houses a tiny museum with a recreation of the 1827 pharmacy that was located on this site. Open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Archeology Museum:
In the courtyard of Apothecary Hall is another small museum open on Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or other times by special arrangement. Inside is a collection of pre-Columbian Indian relics found at St. Croix sites such as the Salt River Columbus landing.

Protestant Cay:
A quaint ferry boat shuttles visitors (for $3 roundtrip) to Protestant Cay, an island where Danes built a mansion in 1764 for the home of the harbor pilot who guided ships through the treacherous reefs surrounding the town. In 1778, they built Fort Sophia Frederica to guard the entrance to the harbor, though the fort no longer remains. Today, the island is home to a hotel, restaurant, and water sports center on Christiansted's "downtown beach."

Shops:
One-of-a-kind boutiques are tucked into old buildings and passageways throughout the town of Christiansted, a duty-free port, a heritage left behind by the Danes. U.S. customs laws allow any U.S. resident, including a child, to take home or send home $1,600 worth of duty free imports every 30 days from the U.S. Virgin Islands, double the usual $800 limit. Members of a family residing in one household can pool their exemption.

U.S. residents over age 21 can return to the mainland with five bottles of liquor duty free, or six if one of the bottles is produced here, such as Cruzan Rum. Anything island-made like jewelry or fine art is also duty free, so buy as much as you wish. And remember, there's no sales tax here! Our storekeepers are happy to ship most anything home for you, including bulky items like furniture or paintings.

In our shops you'll be tempted by watches, leather goods, fine china and crystal, cigars and liquors, and all sorts of colorful tropical garb. You can also find vacation necessities like sun lotion, straw hats, and flip flops.

One of St. Croix's most enduring traditions for residents as well as visitors is owning a hook bracelet. You'll find styles to suit everyone in jewelry boutiques owned and operated by local master craftsmen. Silver, gold, or both are employed to form a latching bangle: wear the hook toward your heart if you're taken or facing away to show you're available!

Art & Galleries:
Many of St. Croix's premier artists welcome visitors to their studios tucked into Christiansted's Danish colonial courtyards or upper floor lofts. A number of them band together from November to May to offer Art Thursday, an open house reception on the first Thursday evening of each month, where visitors can sip complimentary wine and have a look at the latest exhibitions.

Clustered along Company Street just up from Fort Christiansvaern, you'll find the Mitchell-Larsen Studio, with Jan Mitchell's original glass designs and Steffen Larsen's evocative photographic artworks; the Maria Henle Studio, with paintings by Maria Henle and photographs by the late Fritz Henle; the D&D Studio displaying photo art prints by Ted Davis and other St. Croix photographers; Maufe Gallery featuring original works by several St. Croix artists, and the St. Croix Landmark's Society's Museum Store. Around the corner is the Yellow House Gallery displaying the work of Judith King.

Restaurants:
Christiansted has a wealth of choices for quick bites, exotic cocktails, or a memorable fine dining experience, all a short walk from Pink Fancy. Some are located in historic townhouses like Kendricks and Bacchus, both owned by talented chefs. Others, like Rum Runners and the Fort Christian Brew Pub, are perched along the Christiansted boardwalk, perfect for a leisurely meal with a heart-melting harbor view.

In the heart of town, you'll also find easy-on-the-budget casual fare: a full menu at Paradise Café, Mexican food at Luncheria, and lunch with a French flair at Café Christine.

You can even get down at a West Indian-style beach barbecue with limbo dancing and live Caribbean entertainment-mocko jumbie dancers and a steel pan band-on Tuesday evenings at the Harbor Master Beach Club out on Protestant Cay.