Pirate Soul Museum

The Florida Keys are known for their rich pirate history and the Pirate Soul Museum shares this history with visitors. The museum was created by Pat Croce. His lifelong fascination of pirates led him to purchase a first edition of The Buccaneers of America, which began his collection of pirate artifacts. His collection is one of the largest in the world. He purchased a vacation home in Key West and decided it would be the perfect place to share his artifacts with the public. The museum was located in Key West for five years and then moved to St. Augustine. The city was known for pirates like Robert Searles and Sir Francis Drake, making the city the perfect location for the museum. The museum is a great place for visitors to enjoy a pirate adventure where they can learn about more than three centuries of history. The museum is set up to look like a pirate environment and visitors walk the ships and dockside villages the pirates often traveled through. Artifacts on display at the museum include Captain Thomas Tew's 150 pound Treasure Chest, the Journal of Captain Kidd's Final Voyage, the Jolly Roger Flag, one of the world's oldest wanted posters from 1696, featuring a notification of the crimes of Henry Every and a collection of rare books about pirates.