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Housed in an historic sugar warehouse, this large department store (seeA.H. Riise Department Store) sells jewelry, crystal, and gift items.

While seafood stars here, the menu sports choices such as tenderloin steak for carnivores (seeAgave Terrace, St. Thomas).

Look out for darting fish and colorful reefs from the portholes of the submarine (seeAtlantis Adventures, St. Thomas).The captain and crew narrate the trip.

Try the mahi mahi with pecans, bananas, and coconut rum sauce here (seeBlue Moon, St. Croix).

This venerable jewelry store has fine pieces in all price ranges.

Step in for Godiva chocolates and other tempting treats. Candy melts fast in the tropics – make this your last stop.

This bustling town hides its history behind the doors of busy shops, but savvy strollers stop for a look at the buildings’ interesting architecture and old stone walls. The town area is anchored by the huge red Fort Christian on the east and, to the west, the covered market where planters once bought slaves, now used as a produce and crafts market. To the south sits a lively harbor, and, to the north, hillside streets filled with colonial homes and other historic buildings (seeHistoric Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas).

Artist Corrine Van Rensselaer showcases her own and the work of other island artists, as well as tropical gift items, at her small gallery.

The village of Compass Point is home to a small collection of shops and restaurants, which serve the dozens of old salts who live aboard or keep their boats at the marina as well as any visitors who happen to wander by. Park your car in the lot to the left as you reach the area. Rent watersports equipment down on the dock or people-watch as you enjoy your lunch at the snack wagon or dinner at one of the restaurants.