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Real Pirates - Interactive Historical Exhibit Ticket

Real Pirates - Interactive Historical Exhibit Ticket

Overview

Immerse yourself in the real-life stories of real pirates! Featuring Black Sam Bellamy – one of the youngest most successful pirates of all time, and Maria Hallett, the love of his life and so-called “Witch of Wellfleet”. Meet Sam’s crew and follow their journey as they seek their fortune on the high seas, find success, and ultimately meet their untimely fates off the coast of Cape Cod.
See for yourself the world’s only fully authenticated pirate treasure every discovered – including coins, jewelry, and real pirate weapons – retrieved from the wreck and last touched by the hands of real pirates more than 300 years ago.

Explore our Discovery Lab where you can witness artifacts being unearthed daily by trained archaeologists in real time!

Become a Real Pirate yourself through our free video and photo experience! Visit our gift shop for a keepsake to remember us by.

City: Salem

Tue 08 Apr

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Tue 08 Apr

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What's Included

Digital Photo

Audio Track

Real Pirates - Interactive Historical Exhibit Ticket

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A local parking garage is situated nearby.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (215)

History73F

Mar 2025

There are 2 pirate museums practically across the street from each other. Even when you put this one into the GPS, it takes you to the other. They are that close. THIS IS THE ONE TO GO TO! This one is next to Lulu's. This is a real pirate story not a pirate stereotype museum. Great hands on exhibits. Loved raising the flags and knot tying. Read the stories about what happened on this ship. The story about the play on ship was favorite!!! Most of our group said this was their favorite part of the Salem visit. Bathrooms were large and clean but please know once you enter the museum you can't use it until you complete the museum exhibition.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Thank you for your review! It was so nice to hear your feedback reading this. And thanks for your feedback about the restrooms, too! You can actually come back thru the museum if you need to use the restroom while you are in the exhibit. But you do have to wind your way backward. It would be a good suggestion that we advise our guests accordingly. Thank you for passing this along to us! Thanks again for visiting -

Christine S

Mar 2025

The museum is a sister museum of the Whydah Pirate museum in West Yarmouth, MA. It contains real treasure and artifacts found in the Whydah shipwreck off the coast of Wellfleet in Cape Cod. The artifacts include cannons, silver coins, cannon balls, plates, spoons, tools, pieces of the ship itself, and more! The story of "Black Sam" Bellamy is a fantastic love story/pirate tale. It captures the imagination of all who hear it. The Pirate we met, who introduced us (and the other guests) to the museum and its tale was very informative and animated. The entire museum is a treasure in itself!

Response from Host

Mar 2025

Wonderful! So happy to hear these comments - especially the ones about our crew. Thank you for expressing your view of our museum to everyone. Really appreciate the feedback! Hope to see you back in the future again -

Wendos156

Feb 2025

Our second visit with our grandson, he loved it so much the first time, he begged to go back. The REAL items on display, the informative video, the exhibit showing the recovery of REAL pirate artifacts and how they are cleaned - fascinating. Clear connections to history which this history-buff really appreciated. Great gift shop too! A must see in Salem.

Response from Host

Mar 2025

This is SO nice to hear - our sincere thanks for the second visit and for relaying these wonderful comments to everyone! We hope we see you back for a third time someday! Appreciate it!