Lying on the northern (Atlantic) side of the island, Magens Bay (Estate Zufriedenheit) features a well-protected white sand beach stretching for nearly three quarters of a mile.

The bay's north-west exposure means its waters are usually calm, although storms in the North Atlantic can occasionally generate large waves in the winter months.

[6] Magens Bay was settled by Amerindians, and pre-Columbian artifacts have been discovered there, including a "ritual spatula" or "swallow stick" that is believed to have been made from the rib of a manatee by the Taíno people sometime between 1200 and 1500.

[9] In 1916 it was acquired by Wall Street financier Arthur S. Fairchild, who then donated 56 acres of the beach and surrounding areas to the Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John in 1946 for use as a public park.

[10] Fairchild's donation was with the stated intention that "the natural beauty and benefits to be preserved for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of the Virgin Islands without discrimination of any kind by reason of race, color or creed," and his conditions for donating the land included: 1) a hotel/resort cannot be built on this property, 2) a casino can never be built on this property and 3) the beach should be named Magens Beach.