Best for history buffs: US Virgin Islands

The US Virgin Islands, a prominent shipping port and slave-trading post in the 1600s, are home to historic sites that include the St. Thomas Reformed Church and St. Thomas Synagogue, as well as forts like Fort Christiansvaern.

You can also visit the ruins of sugar and rum plantations, or head to spots like Drake's Seat, named after Sir Francis Drake, who was said to have used the bay as an anchorage point for his ships.