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Well-preserved colonial-era mansions and estates around the island are open to the public. St. Nicholas Abbey (Cherry Tree Hill, St. Peter; 246-422-8725; www.st.nicholasabbey.com), a manor house built in 1650 that offers rum tastings, and Drax Hall (St. George), a 17th-century estate, are some of the standouts, as well as two of only three Jacobean buildings in the Western Hemisphere (the third is in Virginia). Farley Hill (St. Peter) an eerily beautiful ruined stately home, is set in a public park, which boasts beautiful views of the island's east coast.
Written by Amelia Osborne Scott