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View of the Christiansted NHS complex
National Historic Site

Christiansted National Historic Site

U.S. Virgin Islands

Tonight

🌗 46% moon

8.6 h fully dark

Crowds

low

Open today

Open

Christiansted National Historic Site: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Christiansted National Historic Site: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25

Entrance

$10

Information

The Steeple Building Closed

The Steeple Building remains closed until further notice.

Christiansted National Historic Site was established in 1952 as the first unit of the National Park Service in the Virgin Islands of the United States. Covering over seven acres the park tells the stories about Danish economy and ways of life, and the interactions of people in Europe, Africa, West Indies, and North America during the Danish era of occupation of the Virgin Islands (1734-1917).

Activities

Topics

Entrance fees

$10.00Entrance - Per Person

Hours & seasons

The Park is open every day from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The park is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. All cars must be removed from the parking lot by 4:30 p.m. or they will be towed.

Christiansted National Historic Site: closed Nov 26 – Nov 26; Christiansted National Historic Site: closed Dec 25 – Dec 25

Generally open:

winterspringsummerfall

Hours are reported by the park — verify before you go.

📞 (340) 773.1460

CHRI_Webmail@nps.gov

Conditions

Quietest months (fewer crowds): Oct

Typical crowds: low

Weather now: 🌦️ Drizzle, 89°F

🌦️ 89°/82°

☁️ 89°/81°

🌦️ 91°/82°

Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 orange months are the quietest by crowds.

Quietest months

Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.

Jan

93%

Feb

79%

Mar

89%

Apr

68%

May

67%

Jun

74%

Jul

73%

Aug

73%

Sep

69%

Oct

46%

Nov

69%

Dec

100%

% of the busiest month's visits.

Log a sky reading

Measured the sky with an SQM meter or app? Add your reading (16 = city glow … 22 = pristine). Opt in under “Travelers like you” to share it on the community leaderboard.

Visitor centers

Christiansted National Historic Site Bookstore and Welcome Center

Christiansted National Historic Site Visitor Center

Accessibility

Audio DescriptionRestroom - Accessible

31 audio-described place(s)

Reported by the park — verify before you go.

Parking

Christiansted National Historic Site Parking Lot

Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.

By the numbers

A visual read on Christiansted National Historic Site — its character, trails, sky, and weather.

Park fingerprint

How this park scores across the dimensions travelers care about.

3-day forecast

Daily high and low temperatures (°F).

Passport stamps

Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.

🎫 Christiansted National Historic Site Bookstore and Welcome Center

🎫 Christiansted National Historic Site Visitor Center

🎫 Ravelin

Places to see

A New Port, A New Future

A New Port, A New Future

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Alexander Hamilton's Christiansted

Alexander Hamilton's Christiansted

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Alexander Hamilton's Christiansted Wharf

Alexander Hamilton's Christiansted Wharf

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Alexander Hamilton's Fort Christiansvaern

Alexander Hamilton's Fort Christiansvaern

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Alexander Hamilton's King Street

Alexander Hamilton's King Street

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Alexander Hamilton’s First Career

Alexander Hamilton’s First Career

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Christiansted Grounds Bandstand

Christiansted Grounds Bandstand

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Christiansted Grounds Customs House

Christiansted Grounds Customs House

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Christiansted Grounds D. Hamilton Jackson

Christiansted Grounds D. Hamilton Jackson

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Christiansted Grounds Ft. Christiansvaern

Christiansted Grounds Ft. Christiansvaern

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Christiansted Grounds Guinea Co Warehouse

Christiansted Grounds Guinea Co Warehouse

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Christiansted Grounds Scale House

Christiansted Grounds Scale House

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Audio & media

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Learn more

Alexander Hamilton

An overview of the life and accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton.

Alexander Hamilton, New Yorker

An exploration of Hamilton's time in and contributions to New York City.

Caribbean Trade and Networks

A study on prehistoric artifacts of the Saladoid-era (ca. 400 B.C. to A.D. 600) peoples on St. Croix Island used archeological and settlement pattern data to understand the lives of ancient Caribbean societies, including how they settled the landscape; their contacts and exchanges both among themselves and their island neighbors; and how these communities, societies, and their interactions changed over time.

Community Volunteer Ambassadors

The primary duty of the Community Volunteers Ambassadors is to encourage local residents, particularly young people, to volunteer for climate-resilience-related projects in the park.

From Coral Reefs to Historic Trails: YCC Programs Inspire the Next Generation of Conservationists in the Caribbean

Work, Learn, Play, and Grow! That is what these youth, interns, and National Park Service staff did this summer through the paid Youth Conservation Corps Program!

From Virgin Islands Youth to National Park Steward: A Story of Skill & Service

To those who are inspired to build a career with the National Park Service, read more about the experience of an NPS employee's journey.

Guide to the Thomas J. Allen Photograph Collection

Finding aid for the Thomas J. Allen Photographs in the NPS History Collection.

National Park Getaway: Christiansted National Historic Site

Velkommen til Christiansted National Historical Park! When you think of visiting “America’s Paradise,” what comes to mind? Sparkling clear waters? Coral reefs? Palm trees swaying in the breeze? History? All of this and more can be found in our national parks on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.

How Christiansted National Historic Site connects

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