This historic rum distillery is one of the last of its kind in the British Virgin Islands.

The Chikuzen is a wreck which sunk in 1981 after catching fire, and is now a popular scuba diving site.  It drifted through the British Virgin Islands before finally sinking 12 miles north of Scrub...

The most intact historic ruin on Tortola was built by the Dutch in the early 17th century to safeguard Road Harbour. It sits on a hill at the western edge of Road Town and is now the site of a small hotel and restaurant. The foundations and magazine remain, and the structure offers a commanding view of the harbor. COST: Free. Daily dawn-dusk.

The birthplace and home of John Coakley Lettsom, an eighteenth-century Quaker physician who is known for freeing all of his slaves.

The original Fort dates back to the 1600s built by the Dutch. It is said the pirate Laffite's gold, jewels and pieces of eight remain buried deep within the fortified 35 foot diameter stone walls. Known as the only recorded tower to remain entirely in tact in the Caribbean. Sixteen pound cannon balls were found on the surrounding grounds.

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Only remnants can be seen of this 18th-century church, which was reputedly headed by a pirate priest who used the site's high ground to spy on passing ships.

Built by the Royal Engineers in 1794, Tortola's largest fortification is now a pile of ruins, with a few walls, a cistern and an underground magazine remaining.

This archaeological site has yielded numerous objects from the Ostionoid period, between 900 to 1500 A.D.