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St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure MuseumvsThe Ximenez-Fatio House
Both are highly recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum ranks slightly better than The Ximenez-Fatio House. St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum comes in at 83 with approval from 6 sources such as Lonely Planet, Atlas Obscura and Where.
St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum
Travel + Leisure
Where
Atlas Obscura
Fodor's
Frommer's
12 S Castillo Drive, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
From $0/night
Travel + Leisure "The museum is a knockout." Full review
Where "Home of one of the world’s largest collections of authentic pirate artifacts and treasures." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey. " Full review
Fodor's "Inside this small museum established by entrepreneur and motivational speaker Pat Croce is a collection of more than 800 pirate artifacts...exhibits include a mock-up of a tavern, a captain's quarters" Full review
Frommer's "Among the 800 or so artifacts here are an original journal of Captain Kidd's last voyage, the oldest pirate wanted poster, and the world's only authentic pirate treasure chest." Full review
The Ximenez-Fatio House Fodor's
Michelin Guide Where
20 Aviles Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
From $0/night
Fodor's "Built as a merchant's house and store in 1798, the place became a boardinghouse in the 1800s and has been restored to look like it did during its inn days." Full review
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Docents lead you around the property; be sure to look at the fascinating St. Augustine street scenes, painted in 1854 by an itinerant artist.
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Today the house is restored to reflect the period between 1830 and 1850; individual rooms are furnished as if to accommodate 19C boarders." Full review
Where "Built as a merchant's home in 1798 and later a fashionable boarding house, the Ximenez-Fatio house is a museum today." Full review
