Who wouldn't love a festival where you can play pirate for a week in Key West, a most piratical town, even in modern times. Bar none, the best pirate festival in the U.S. and we've been to a bunch of them. Take a trip to Paradise now. Mel Fisher's Maritime Museum If you love treasure (and what pirate doesn't) you have to visit this museum when you're in Key West. This is KW's best nautical museum experience, with real treasure, artifacts and stories to tell. Amazing stuff! If you've ever seen actors lift a gold bullion bar in the movies like its made of paper mache, lift the little one here. You won't believe how heavy a little gold is. No wonder pirates were angry all the time -- carrying all that heavy treasure here and there. Visit Mel Fisher's online now. Talk Like a Pirate Day! Just say "argh" and check out their site at Talk Like a Pirate Day site . Hyperpirate Links
The recovered pirate vessel, The Whydah, has its own Web site now. To date, more than 110,000 artifacts have been recovered from the site. They have also begun work on an online catalog and newsletter. It's all online at the Whydah. Pyrate History Isle of Tortuga - This site provides an overview of piracy with particular emphasis on English and Dutch pirates and the notorious pirate haven of Tortuga. Also contains Exquemelin's The Buccaneers of America. Museum of Unnatural History - These pages provide a general history on piracy and biographies on several of the more well-known pirates: Morgan, Blackbeard, Kidd, Roberts, and Rackham. The Pirate's Life - Dead Men Tell No Tales - Summaries of famous pirates and privateers of the 17th and 18th centuries, pirate flags, and pirate ships and their captains. The Pirate's Realm - This well-rounded look at piracy includes biographies of famous pirates, articles of agreement, pirate ships, havens, weaponry, vocabulary, crew members, and more. Pirates and Buccaneers in the History of Panama - This web site looks at English, French, Dutch and Spanish pirates connected with Panama's history from 1572 to 1739. Pirates! Fact and Legend - Great site on the history of pirates and their lifestyle. Interesting diagrams on how much compensation a pirate received for the loss of a limb and the parts of a ship. Pirates of the Caribbean - A wealth of information on pirates, including a detailed look at their weaponry, ships, and haunts. Detailed explanations on punishments, especially keel hauling. Ye Olde Booke O' Seadogs - maritime life during the Renaissance and the Sea Dogs who waged war against Spain on Queen Elizabeth's behalf. Swashbuckler's Cove- extensive site, lots of material not found elsewhere Welcome to Pirates! -extensive site, good teacher resource section The Pirate's Library The Jolly Roger - pirates, treasure, weapons, ships & more Captain Morgan's Journal - many links & good bibliography on early pirates & vikings The Captain's Cabin - mix of pirate facts, poems, art & tales Le Diable Volant - in English & French, 17th c. Caribbean pirates, many original documents Piece of Eight: A Guide to 17th-Century Piracy Isle of Tortuga - In Dutch and English, with many primary documents Booty: Girl Pirates on the High Seas - book about lots of female pirates Women Pirates & Privateers: Real and Legendary - extensive list Pirates of the Caribbean Pirates of the Spanish Main - lots of links, classic graphics LEGENDS - Pirates & Privateers - mostly links and references Welcome to Pirate's Cove - good resources, seafaring info, underwater archeology Pirates Homepage - The students of Rochedale State School contribute to this site The Pirate's Hold - pirate roster, timeline, list of computer & RPG games Piece of Eight's Home Port - gallery of famous & not-so-famous pirates The Pirates Realm - Basics of piracy. Also good jargon page. Beej's Pirate Image Archive -- great resource of images in public domain Port Royal - The famous Pirate City, much of it sunk by an earthquake Port Royal Project - Texas A&M - Institute of Underwater Archeology Blackbeard's Bottle - What did the Pirates drink? Literature "Treasure Island" - online text with study aids, activities, links Books by C.C. Colee - About the RB Trilogy, follow Aubrey's adventures with the pirates - Romantic Reads of Pirates - extensive list of pirate romance novels, each with synopsis A Piada Preta - online pirate romance story Admiral Guinea by R.L. Stevenson & Wm. Ernest Henley - a play "Peter and Wendy" - (aka "Peter Pan") complete text online Windsong - pirate poem Swashbuckling Artists & Illustrated Tales Colonia - a very interesting fantasy pirate adventure story Don Maitz Web Site - artwork by Don Maitz, frequent cover artist & contributor to NQG Howard Pyle - Biography - reproduction of "Walking the Plank" Sea Dragon Marine Art Studio - artist of modern & old ships Pirate Documents - forgers of historical documents, par excellance Songs of the Sea & Sea Chanteys Shanties & Sea Songs several dozen shanties & sea songs listed Ancient Mariners - more traditional shipboard music Pint and Dale: Music & Myth of the Sea - shanties, maritime music & more Sailing Ships Topsail Schooner Alvei - main topsail schooner sailing the world's oceans - American Pride 3-masted schooner docked in Long Beach, CA Amistad - replica project Amorina - queen of the Red Sea - Barque Elissa at Texas Seaport Museum Brig Niagara, original War of 1812 ship in Erie, PA Californian, 1848 revenue cutter replica -- California's official tallship - Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation - replica of Australia's 1st known European visitor - Elizabeth II - replica of Walter Raleigh's16th c. ship Bark Endeavour - replica of Captain Cook's famous vessel - Gazela - Philadelphia's Tall Ship, barkentine - Golden Hind - replica of Drake's ship in replica in Brixham, Devon - Gstheborg - East Indiaman sailing ship under construction in Sweden (in Swedish) Hermione - a reconstruction of Lafayette's ship HMS Bounty - join her on her voyages generally along the East Coast HMS Bounty - by former crew, family & friends of the 1962 replica Bounty HMS Fowey, excavation of wreckage "HMS" Rose - replica of the vessel that caused the birth of the U.S. Navy- HMS Frigate Unicorn - early 19th c. frigate - HMS Victory - pride of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth, England - Kalmar Nyckel - Delaware's tallship ambassador Lady Washington, Grays Harbor Hist. Seaport, in Washington Mary Rose, 16th C. warship raised from the seafloor in Portsmouth, England Mystic Whaler - traditional windjammer Pride of Baltimore II, topsail schooner in Maryland Mystic Seaport, home of many historic vessels Privateer Lynx, topsail schooner, under construction, a War of 1812 replica Privateer Rattlesnake, 1780 ship replica in Florida - Reef Chief - 65' wooden schooner out of Key West The Royaliste - 18th-century dispatch gunboat/bomb ketch in SF Bay area Schooner Wolf - schooner in Key West Spirit of Dana Point - the renamed "Pilgrim of Newport" Stad Amsterdam - Dutch site with English version Star of India, World's oldest active ship in San Diego, CA Swift of Ipswitch, topsail schooner, L. A. Maritime Inst., CA USS Constellation, official website of the sloop of war, Baltimore, MD - Vasa, Swedish royal warship Welcome, 1775 replica Living History Fortress Louisbourg - official research site of Cape Breton maritime historic site - Jamestown Rediscovery - the first surviving English colony in the New World Military Artifacts of Spanish Florida - online museum The Colonial Currency, Prices, and Exchange Rates Lively Arts History Association - Calendar of living history events in So. California The Pine Tree Shilling - life in the American Colonies between 1650 & 1780, magazine - Le Poulet Gouche - 16th Century French tavern Spanish Colonial Living History L'Age d'Or - "The Age of the Sun King" - French and English Baroque In Ferro Veritas - Classical Fencing: the Martial Art of Incurable Romantics - The Ring of Steel - Theatrical Combat - Duelling & Fencing - Primary Resources Treasure & Shipwrecks Silver Bank - National Geo. site on shipwrecks Spanish Main Treasure Company - featuring the Taj Mahal Treasure Historical Research & Development - treasure for sale Shipwreck Treasures - treasure shop in Ft. Myers, FL, -- also a pirate section- Atocha Treasure Company - purchase some of the treasure found by Mel Fisher Wreckovery Salvage - historic shipwreck recovery Forecastle Treasures - specializing in selling coins and treasure from the "Atocha" Reilly's Treasured Gold, Inc. - Treasure Hunter's site Spanish Colonial Cobs - treatise on the Spanish coins of 1572-1773 The Belle - shipwreck site, La Salle's flagship from his ill-fated 1685 expedition |
Pirates in Paradise Festival
We encourage all pirates across the Seven Seas to stop by 
