Experts' Choice Award Estate Whim Museum
What the experts agree on
This restored sugar plantation estate offers a compact but immersive glimpse into colonial Caribbean life through its great house, windmill, and outbuildings spread across 12 acres—all that remains of the original sprawling plantation.
“You can tour the great house of this Frederiksted museum and stroll through the windmill and bath house.”
– U.S. News & World Report
Fodor's "The restored estate, with a windmill, cook house, and other buildings, gives a sense of what life was like on St.Croix's sugar plantations." Full review
Lonely Planet "Only a few of Whim Plantation’s original 150 acres survive at the museum." Full review
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Don’t forget to ask for the Landmarks Society’s map to other ruins around the island.
Frommer's "Inside, the great house has only three rooms, but each is filled with antiques from the era. You can tour the house and 12-acre grounds, and look for special ongoing events held here" Full review
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Check the website (www.stcroixlandmarks.com) to see what’s happening. It also has a fabulous museum store on the premises, selling all manner of original island souvenirs.
