Like an underappreciated sibling yearning for more parental attention, St. Croix seems forever striving to escape the shadow of its marquee neighbors, St. Thomas and St. John. Like its residents, you'll wonder too why St. Croix doesn't share the same spotlight after a thorough tour of its sites, which reveals a diversity of experiences unmatched elsewhere in the U.S. Virgins. In this single island you'll find quaint towns, historic plantations, golf, beaches, snorkeling, horseback riding, rain forests and picturesque highways hugging a rugged sometimes California-like coastline.