Casa Blanca Museum

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8 / 10

5 expert reviews

“Explore the first military structure built on the island and one of the oldest monuments in San Juan.”

– Afar Magazine

Concierge Concierge
"Now a museum, the Casa Blanca may be the city's best-preserved colonial-era dwelling."
Frommer's Frommer's
"The simple Spanish colonial structure is made beautiful by its furniture, paintings, and other works of art." Full review
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Its vast garden... is its finest feature.
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
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"Constructed in 1524 as a residence for Puerto Rico’s pioneering governor... the Casa Blanca is the oldest continuously occupied house in the Western Hemisphere." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"The original structure here was a wooden house built in 1521 as a home for Ponce de León; he died in Cuba without ever living here." Full review
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Don't miss the stairway descending from one of the bedrooms.