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Castillo de San Cristobal vs Casa Blanca Museum
Both are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Castillo de San Cristobal is preferred by most writers compared to Museo de Casa Blanca. Castillo de San Cristobal scores 91 with praise from 5 reviewers including Concierge, Lonely Planet and Afar Magazine.
Castillo de San Cristobal
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Calle Norzagaray, Old San Juan, San Juan 00901, Puerto Rico
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Concierge
"The trompe l'oeil painting lining the inside of the dome makes the Catedral de San Juan Bautista worth a peek."
Frommer's
"Its walls rise more than 150 feet (46m) above the sea—a marvel of military engineering."
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Be sure to see the Garita del Diablo (the Devil's Sentry Box)
Fodor's
"San Cristóbal was known in the 17th and 18th centuries as the Gibraltar of the West Indies."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The fort has a fascinating museum, a store, military archives, a reproduction of a soldier’s barracks, and stunning Atlantic and city views."
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Afar Magazine
"Castillo de San Cristóbal in old San Juan: Don't miss the opportunity to visit a piece of history standing over 500 years. Walk, marvel, inhale, and continue... Repeat..."
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Casa Blanca Museum
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Calle San Sebastian 1, Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Concierge
"Now a museum, the Casa Blanca may be the city's best-preserved colonial-era dwelling."
Frommer's
"The simple Spanish colonial structure is made beautiful by its furniture, paintings, and other works of art."
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Its vast garden... is its finest feature.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"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."
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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."
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Don't miss the stairway descending from one of the bedrooms.
Afar Magazine
"Explore the first military structure built on the island and one of the oldest monuments in San Juan."
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