Philipsburg is the busy Dutch capital. Its three main thoroughfares are usually crammed with shoppers browsing through stores stocked with duty-free luxuries. Among the jumble of shops, restaurants and modern buildings are remnants of an earlier Philipsburg. One of the most notable of the town's historic buildings is the 18th-century Philipsburg Courthouse. The courthouse borders Wathey Square, the town center of activity. Fort Amsterdam, built in 1631 on a peninsula between Great Bay and Little Bay, was the first Dutch military outpost in the Caribbean. Learn More...