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Parks in Virgin IslandsHome > Park Locator > Parks in Virgin Islands Drag the map with your mouse, or click icons to see park names. Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument Buck Island Reef National Monument The park was created to preserve one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean Sea. The island, which has an overland nature trail and white coral sand beaches, is a rookery for endangered brown pelicans and a nesting area for three species of sea turtles. Christiansted National Historic Site Colonial development of the Virgin Islands is commemorated by the 18th and the 19th century structures in the heart of the capital of the former Danish West Idies on St. Croix Island. Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve It is the only known site where members of the Columbus expedition set foot on what is now U.S. territory. The park contains the only ceremonial prehistoric ball court ever discovered in the lesser Antilles, village middens, and burial grounds. The site is marked by Fort Sale, a remaining earthworks fortification from the Dutch period of occupation. Virgin Islands National Park Virgin Islands National Park preserves relics from the Pre-Colombian Amerindian Civilization, remains of the Danish Colonial Sugar Plantations, and reminders of African Slavery and the Subsistence Culture that followed during the 100 years after Emancipation. Within its borders lie protected bays of crystal blue-green waters teeming with coral reef life, white sandy beaches shaded by seagrape trees, coconut palms, and tropical forests. 
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