Pictures of St. John

• U.S. Virgin Islands
• Caribbean
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With no airport or major ports, this isolated island requires visitors make an effort to get here. Those who do are rewarded with stunning beaches and lush forests.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

See interesting fish and coral as you snorkel in the pristine waters off this beautiful bay, which is also home to plantation ruins that shed light on St. John’s past.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

See interesting fish and coral as you snorkel in the pristine waters off this beautiful bay, which is also home to plantation ruins that shed light on St. John’s past.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

See interesting fish and coral as you snorkel in the pristine waters off this beautiful bay, which is also home to plantation ruins that shed light on St. John’s past.

See interesting fish and coral as you snorkel in the pristine waters off this beautiful bay, which is also home to plantation ruins that shed light on St. John’s past.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.

In a stunning location above tropical Leinster Bay, these plantation ruins offer some of the last remaining reminders of the slave trade on the island.