Nassau Pirates Museum

The Pirates Museum is one of the most interesting museums in the city of Nassau, allowing travelers to experience the atmosphere of the Golden Pirate Age.

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General Information

At the end of the 17th century, the Bahamas and its environs were favored by oceanic “knife and axe workers”. The island of New Providence was particularly favored by the pirate community because of its convenience.

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The local port of Nassau was known as a tropical pirate paradise on earth, attracting cutthroats and pirates of all kinds from all corners of the New World. Nassau’s sheltered harbor was ideal for outlaw maneuvers, so the pirates used the booty to establish a thriving residence by emptying the nearby merchant ships.

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Nassau was the heart of pirate life from 1690 to 1720. It was said that even in their dreams the members of the maritime fraternity did not dream of being in paradise, but in their favorite port of Nassau. The most effective move in the fight against the rampaging brigands was the decision of the Spanish authorities to give the reins to the corsair Woods Rogers. These and other true pirate stories come to life in three buildings more than 150 years old at the intersection of George and Marlborough Streets.

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You can get a glimpse of what the ships on which the famous flibusters surfed the waves looked like just by entering the Piracy Museum. For the full effect of involvement in the life of the brotherhood of the sea, it is decorated as a real pirate galleon, the entrance to which are the docks.

Walking around the pirate museum, you can get an idea of how the ships that the famous flibusters used to cross the waves looked like.

Walking along the decks, you can find yourself face to face with the famous conquerors of the Caribbean Sea – or rather, their wax copies – to overhear pirate conversations, to see how they sent “walk the plank”, to taste real rum in the port pub and a little live the life of a mischievous dabbler of luck.

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This is where you can touch the hulls of restored legendary ships – the flagships of Francis Drake’s Revenge and Queen Anne’s Revenge, commanded by Edward Teach (Blackbeard).

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The interactive museum will reveal many of the secrets of the maritime community, including that among the brigands who fished the Caribbean were the wrathful Anne Bonny and the ambitious Mary Read, and that the Jolly Roger was not at all an acquaintance of every pirate ship. A daily show featuring Edward Teach himself will also immerse you in the blood-exciting era.

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Museum opening hours

Monday through Saturday from 9am to 6pm, Sunday from 9am to noon. The admission fee for adults is $12, children from 4 to 17 years old are $6.

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Address

Bahamas, Nassau.

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