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Casa Blanca Museum vs Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista
Museo de Casa Blanca and San Juan Cathedral are both recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Museo de Casa Blanca ranks significantly better than San Juan Cathedral. Museo de Casa Blanca has a TripExpert Score of 87 with approval from 5 sources such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Afar Magazine.
Casa Blanca Museum
Concierge
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Fodor's
Afar Magazine
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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Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Fodor's
153 Calle Cristo, Old San Juan, San Juan 00902, Puerto Rico
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Frommer's
"The spiritual and architectural centerpiece of Old San Juan began construction in 1540 as a replacement for a thatch-roofed chapel that was blown apart by a hurricane in 1529."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Most people come to see the marble tomb of Ponce de León and the body of religious martyr St Pio displayed under glass."
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Fodor's
"The Catholic shrine of Puerto Rico had humble beginnings in the early 1520s as a thatch-roofed, wooden structure."
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