Ghost And Legends Of St. Thomas

OVERVIEW

Meander the cobblestone streets and winding alleyways of Charlotte Amalie’s historic district with a storyteller who will entertain you with chilling and often unnerving ghost stories. Established in 1672 as a Danish colony, Charlotte Amalie is the oldest city in the Virgin Islands and has a long history of supernatural happenings, many of which you will hear about in great detail while walking past the places where they supposedly occurred. You may hear about the secret graves beneath Fort Christian, the oldest standing structure in the Virgin Islands; the Cow-Foot Woman, known locally as La Diablesse, who roams the streets with one human foot and one cloven hoof; the colonial-era spirits said to haunt the historic 99 Steps; and the ghostly guests who check into – but never out of – Hotel 1829. Hear the true story of the pirate Jean Hamlin and his sunken ship, La Trampeuse, the grim legacy of the plague ship that brought cholera to the island, and the haunted history of Creque Alley. Along the way you’ll meet the island’s jumbies and duppies and discover what the werewolves have to do with the famous Danish step streets.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Walk through Charlotte Amalie while listening to bone-chilling ghost stories.
• See Fort Christian, the oldest still-standing structure in the Virgin Islands.
• Learn the truth about the pirate Jean Hamlin and his sunken ship, La Trampeuse.
• Hear about Hotel 1829, one of the island’s oldest hotels, recently restored to life.
• Be entertained by truly local stories of haunted steps, plague ships, werewolves and the ghosts of Market Square.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.