St. Kitts Scenic Railway

Completed in the 1920s, St. Kitts Scenic Railway is known as the "last railway in the West Indies." The narrow-gauge track was laid so that large quantities of raw sugar cane could be transported from the fields to a processing factory near Basseterre (the island’s capital). This modern innovation allowed sugar production to continue on St. Kitts for much longer than on neighboring islands—the last crop was processed as recently as 2005.

Now, instead, visitors to St. Kitts can take their seats on the sugar train to explore the island’s scenery. The double-decker train cars were specially built for the railway. On the upper deck the carriage is open-sided for uninterrupted views, while on the lower deck there’s an air-conditioned carpeted "parlor" carriage equipped with comfortable rattan chairs where visitors can enjoy complimentary cocktails and a narrated live audio tour.