The U.S. Virgin Islands, located east of Puerto Rico, have a population of around 100,000. More than 2 million visitors come to the islands annually; about one half arrive on cruise ships. They come ...

Sandy Point Beach, St. Croix This three-mile beach, part of the 380-acre Sandy Point Wildlife Preserve, is the U.S. Virgin Islands' longest. Located at the southwest end of St. Croix, just south of ...

We hadn't seen another soul for a couple of hours. That solitude is partially what we came for, and the St. Croix River was delivering. "We're not that far from civilization, are we?" my sister ...