{"id":98885816,"date":"2016-09-19T12:07:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T16:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/?p=98885816"},"modified":"2021-09-15T15:15:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T19:15:43","slug":"museums-to-learn-about-pirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/museums-to-learn-about-pirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to Learn About Pirates? Here Are 5 Museums Where Ye Can Walk the Plank!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahoy, me mateys! Unless you&#8217;ve been living down in Davy Jones&#8217;s locker, ye be aware that pirates are more popular than ever these days. But besides forcin&#8217; scallywags to walk the plank, avoidin&#8217; scurvy, and swabbin&#8217; the poop deck, have you ever wondered what it was like to be a swashbuckling buccaneer? Avast, lads and lassies! There be o&#8217; ton of pirate museums around the world where we can learn all about what it was like real, 17th-century looter! Arrr!<\/p>\n<h2>Whydah Pirate Museum \u2014 Cape Cod, Massachusetts<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQg2TNXHHLr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQg2TNXHHLr\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Whydah Pirate Museum (@discoverpirates)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This interactive science museum is perfect for kids of all ages \u2014 it&#8217;s a place where you can touch, see and learn from pirate experts and museum exhibits. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverpirates.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whydah Museum<\/a> also has the world&#8217;s only authenticated pirate treasure, found off the shores of Wellfleet in 1984. Complete with a replica of the sunken Whydah galley ship \u2014 captured in 1717 by famed pirate Samuel &#8220;Black Sam&#8221; Bellamy and made to be a looting vessel \u2014 the museum is an ode to all things pirate and its research team continues to dive around the area to find any lost artifacts. <em>General admission tickets for the Wydhah Museum are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors, $12 for kids under 16, and free for kids that 4-years-old or young.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>RELATED: Want to be Surprised? Visit These 9 Weird Museums!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Pirate and Treasure Museum \u2014 St. Augustine, Florida<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/alLoiXyQrS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Come on down! Capt. Mayhem&#8217;s waiting for you!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Pirate &amp; Treasure Museum (@piratemuseum) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2013-06-15T13:16:49+00:00\">Jun 15, 2013 at 6:16am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just a few centuries ago Florida was not the theme park-laden land that it is today. Hosts of pirates, fresh off their looting in the Caribbean seas, made the shores of St. Augustine their base to throw back some ale and plunder some booty. Now, the <a href=\"http:\/\/augustine.com\/thing-to-do\/pirate-treasure-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pirate and Treasure Museum<\/a> takes up a whopping 5,000-square foot spit of land and has one of the world&#8217;s largest collections of pirate artifacts. Set up to transport visitors back 300 years to Port Royal, Jamaica, the museum and its courtyard offer a keen insight into just exactly what &#8220;a pirate&#8217;s life for me&#8221; really entailed. Keep your eyes peeled for a real Jolly Roger flag \u2014 one of only two in existence! <em>Tickets for adult tickets are $14.99, tickets for children between 5 and<\/em><em> 12 are $7.99, and kids under 5 get in free.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Pirates of Nassau \u2014 Nassau, Bahamas<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BGVWerdpQjR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A photo posted by PIRATA CLOTHING \u00ae&#x2693;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; (@pirataclothing)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-07T00:45:05+00:00\">Jun 6, 2016 at 5:45pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Golden Age of Piracy lasted for nearly 30 years in the late 1600s into the early 1700s \u2014 and Nassau was at its heart. After a pirate convoy attacked the city in 1696, the English settlers abandoned the town and Nassau became the lifeblood of a growing pirate movement in the Caribbean seas. It is no wonder, then, that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.piratesofnassau.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pirates of Nassau<\/a> museum offers a unique and authentic look at pirate life just a few centuries ago. With exhibits highlighting the infamous Blackbeard, women pirates, authenticated artifacts, and much more, this stop is a must for any pirate enthusiasts in the Bahamas.\u00a0<em>Adult tickets are $13.50 and children&#8217;s are $6.75<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2>National Maritime Museum \u2014 London, England<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJvSMP_hAKR\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">There will be no need for lifeboats with this glorious weather on #CuttySark&#8217;s top deck! &#x26f5;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Royal Museums Greenwich (@royalmuseumsgreenwich) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-30T16:02:03+00:00\">Aug 30, 2016 at 9:02am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the idea of piracy first began off of the east coast of England, it&#8217;s easy to see why the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmg.co.uk\/national-maritime-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Maritime Museum<\/a> holds perhaps the most important and exhaustive collection of pirate-related artifacts.\u00a0 You just need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/cheap-flights\/london-lon-united-kingdom-deals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheap flights to London<\/a> to see 16th-century maritime art, cartography, astronomy instruments, and many more. Explore the world of a 16th-century pirate by checking out one of the many ships docked on the Thames, stand on the Prime Meridian and check out the stars like pirates of yore once did and ask yourself if Sir Francis Drake was a hero&#8230;or a pirate! <em>The National Maritime Museum is free, excluding seasonal rotating\u00a0exhibits.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Australian National Maritime Museum \u2014 Sydney, Australia<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 37.5% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BItC4knjpZC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A photo posted by Aust. National Maritime Museum (@anmmuseum)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2016-08-04T22:38:25+00:00\">Aug 4, 2016 at 3:38pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Located in Sydney&#8217;s historic Darling Harbour, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sea.museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian National Maritime Museum<\/a> offers youngsters many ways to celebrate pirates year-round. From visits on a fantasy pirate ship \u2014 a replica of Captain James Cook&#8217;s HMB Endeavour \u2014 &#8211; to a full day of traditional school-turned-pirate activities, this Sydney museum makes learning about pirates informative and fun. On International Talk Like a Pirate Day, the museum is also hosting talks that center around the whispers of 16th-century piracy in Australia, ghost ship stories, and Blackbeard&#8217;s infamous ship, Queen Anne&#8217;s Revenge. <em>The National Maritime Museum &#8220;See It All&#8221; tickets cost $25 for adults, $15 for children under 15, and are free for kids under 4.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have ye been learnin&#8217; about pirates at a museum not on our list? Tell us about it in th&#8217; comments, matey!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahoy, me mateys! Unless you&#8217;ve been living down in Davy Jones&#8217;s locker, ye be aware that pirates are more popular than ever these days. But besides forcin&#8217; scallywags to walk the plank, avoidin&#8217; scurvy, and swabbin&#8217; the poop deck, have you ever wondered what it was like to be a swashbuckling buccaneer? 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