Documenting island history and culture, the St. Maarten Heritage Museum starts with an impressive collection of indigenous Arawak tools, pottery shards, and zemis (spiritual...Rating: |Address: 7 Front St,

Just east of Philipsburg, this is the largest park of its kind in the Caribbean. More than 500 animals comprising 80 different species from the Caribbean basin and Amazon rainforest inhabit this safari reserve. There are no cages or bars of any k...Rating: |www.stmaartenpark.com|

This is the most creative and cutting-edge restaurant in St. Maarten; it's laid-back and intensely choreographed at the same time. It's a beautiful setting, resembling a Spanish colonial...Rating: |Price range: $$$$|Cuisine: International|

...gracious husband-and-wife team of Ciro Russo (a native of Lecco, Italy) and Lara Bergamasco (second-generation St. Maarten restaurant royalty) have crafted the finest Italian restaurant on the island, if not the entire Caribbean. Simple...Rating: |Price range: $$$$|Cuisine: Italian|Address: 4 rte. de l'Espérance,

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -- A mile offshore, over the greenest...thousands of tourists to the island of St. Maarten. On Philipsburg, the capital and...number of tourists who are coming to St. Maarten is, as with the rest of the Caribbean...By: Stephen Kurkjian, Globe Staff|Date: Mar 31, 1996

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -- Captains wanting to shanghai a...competition held daily off the island of St. Maarten. Like the celebrated skipper, Dennis...may have won in Australia, here in St. Maarten, it still trails. We follow Canada...By: Dan Leeth, Globe Correspondent|Date: Dec 6, 1998

This is St. Maarten's most Vegas-style venue, if only for adopting that destination's gourmet aspirations. The owner/developer cleverly attracted...Rating: |www.atlantisworld.com|Address: Rhine Road 106, Cupecoy, St. Maartin

...sensational jazz, blues, and funk artists such as saxophonist Sapphron Obois. Day and night, Taloula's does a brisk trade in overgrown frat boys, families, fatigued shoppers, and tired pick-up lines. St. Rose Arcade, Front StBars & PubsRating: |www.taloulamangos.com|

...his own considerable collection of film memorabilia, including casts of various stars' faces, set schematics, original drawings, and items such as a Daily Planet front page. There's a second location at 106 Old St. ArtRating: |www.yodaguy.com|Address: 19A Front St,

It is surprising that this store is found in Philipsburg not Marigot. The fabulous and fabulously priced art glass and stemware (as well as authentic jewelry) should tempt any collector. Rating: |Address: 13 Sint Rose Arcade,