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Pirate Paradise: 8 Essential Stops for Buccaneers in Florida

Discover a treasure trove of family fun where real pirates once roamed.

Sponsored by VISIT FLORIDA

Jose Gasparilla II

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

Sponsored by Visit Tampa Bay

Grave of Jose Perfino

Visit the final resting place of a potential pirate at this historic burial site.

Sponsored by Visit Tampa Bay

Mother-daughter opera singers Givonna Joseph (left) and Aria Mason (right) founded OperaCreole in 2011 to stage the forgotten works of New Orleans’s Creole composers of color.

Meet the Black Divers, Bakers, and Truck Drivers Making History in 2023

From New Orleans's unappreciated musical genius to the search for a lost shipwreck off Florida, we highlight our favorite Black History stories of 2023.

Roxanne Hoorn December 26, 2023

In this 1873 watercolor, artist Frank Dicksee shows Viking raiders heading for land.

The Muddled Origins of the Word ‘Viking’

The now common term wasn't used to describe medieval Scandinavians until the 19th century.

Martyn Whittock November 16, 2023

Cartographer Antonio Zatta included Lake de Fonte on this 1776 map. It never existed.

7 Maps That Can Change How You See the World

Plus: Our definitive guide to the world’s extraordinary sights.

April White September 22, 2023

An artist's rendering of Black Caesar, Biscayne Bay's notorious pirate, who likely did not exist.

Chasing Black Caesar, Southern Florida's Notorious Pirate

Was the terror of Biscayne Bay a man who escaped slavery, an African chieftain, or a marketing ploy that went viral?

Karuna Eberl September 6, 2023

The Rise and Fall of the Mormon King of Beaver Island

Rumors of piracy, polygamy, and betrayal shape the tumultuous history of King James Jesse Strang.

Roxanne Hoorn August 28, 2023

Long Ya Men

A replica of the lost rock cliff that was once significant in Singapore's maritime history.

Godstone, England

Grave of the Godstone Pirate

A pirate is laid to rest at St. Nicholas Church.

Gravestone of a pirate

Lincolnton, North Carolina

Pirate Jean Lafitte’s Grave

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

Campeche, Mexico

Fuerte de San Miguel

A Spanish Colonial fort now houses an archeology museum.

Framingham, Massachusetts

Learned Pond

The notorious pirate William Kidd might have buried his treasure around this local pond.

Bacalar, Mexico

Bacalar House of Culture

This city's cultural center is in a restored Spanish colonial home from the 1800s.

Charleston, South Carolina

Stede Bonnet Hanging Site

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

On January 5, in the historic harbor of Grado, Italy, the witches of the sea approach.

In This Seaside Town, the New Year Brings a Battle With the ‘Witches of the Sea’

The local Epiphany celebration of Grado, Italy, is inspired by a mysterious band of 16th-century pirates.

Vittoria Traverso January 3, 2023

Gravelly Point.

Newport, Rhode Island

Gravelly Point

The site of the largest mass execution in Rhode Island history, haunted by the ghosts of hanged pirates.

Podcast: Underwater Places

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team August 2, 2022