Where America begins. The biggest of the three, the boldest of the chain, the soul of the territory.
This is the easternmost point of the United States. Stand at Point Udall and you're closer to Senegal than to California. The sun rises here before it rises anywhere else in America.
St. Croix is the biggest of the three islands, the most historic, and the one with the most depth. Two harbor towns (Christiansted and Frederiksted) bookend a 28-mile-long island full of beaches you won't find on a cruise map, family restaurants that have fed five generations, distilleries older than most US states, and a cultural calendar that runs year-round.
This is the page for everything happening on STX right now. Food, events, adventures, pop-ups. Sorted, current, and curated by people who actually live here.
From morning pateé runs to sunset sails, everything filtered to the Big Island.
Crucian classics, fine dining, distilleries, food trucks, home bakers, and the best breakfast spots locals actually use.
→Home bakers, food trucks, weekend markets, mobile vendors. See where they're set up right now.
→Buck Island snorkeling, bioluminescent kayaks, horseback on Rainbow Beach, ATV trails, zipline.
→Mango Melee, Paté Festival, Jump Up Christiansted, Saturday Farmers Market, Ag Fair, Crucian Christmas.
→Point Udall, on the eastern tip of St. Croix, is the easternmost point in the United States and all of its territories. Further east than Maine. Further east than Puerto Rico. Further east than anywhere with an American flag.
What that means in practice: the sun rises on America right here. Before New York. Before Atlanta. Before California has even finished dinner the night before.
If you've never stood at Point Udall at sunrise with a cup of coffee from a roadside vendor, watching dolphins in the channel below while the rest of the country is still asleep, you've never really seen the United States. That's what we're showing you.
Artisan cakes and dessert experiences rooted in Crucian heritage. Order ahead or catch the Saturday pop-up.
28 vendors, a "best paté on island" contest, steel pan, and the kind of Saturday you'll plan a trip around.
The first underwater national monument in the US. Snorkel a marked underwater trail with sea turtles.
Each island has its own story. We're building dedicated pages for all three.