Whim Plantation Museum

 

 

Location: Centerline Rd, Rt 76, Saint Croix

Tel.(340) 772 0598

Open: 10am- 4pm Mon- Sat

www.stcroixlandmarks.com

 

Description of Whim Plantation Museum

Whim Plantation Museum or Estate Whim Museum is a historic area that protects ruins of the colonial complex on Saint Croix. Whim Museum is an original early 18th century plantation buildings. The complex includes the main building also known as the Great House, where the owners have lived, slave quarters. It is the only such building on the island. The entire estate covered an area of about 12 acres. The museum presents its visitors with a collection of artifacts from the time period telling a complex history of the island and co- existence of white European population and enslaved Africans. In addition to the museum itself there a small library dedicated to the region's history and people that once lived here. Former sugar fields are now covered by tropical forests that overtook abandoned lands, flowers and various tropical plants.