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Casa Blanca Museum vs Museo de Las Americas

Museo de Casa Blanca and Museo de Las Americas are both praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Museo de Casa Blanca is the choice of most reviewers compared to Museo de Las Americas. Museo de Casa Blanca is ranked #3 in San Juan with positive reviews from 5 sources such as Frommer's, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.

Casa Blanca Museum
Casa Blanca Museum
8 / 10
Calle San Sebastian 1, Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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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
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." 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.
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Explore the first military structure built on the island and one of the oldest monuments in San Juan." Full review
Museo de Las Americas
Museo de Las Americas
7 / 10
Norzagaray Street, San Juan 00902-3634, Puerto Rico
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Houses four permanent exhibits: Folk Arts, African Heritage, the Indian in America, and Conquest and Colonization." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Built in 1854 as a military barracks, the cuartel is a three-story edifice with large gates on two ends." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"This museum celebrates art from Puerto Rico and throughout the Caribbean and Latin America." Full review
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Make sure to see the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas exhibit.