This museum feels like stepping onto a pirate movie set! 🎬🏴‍☠️ If your group loves a little history with a side of swagger, the St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum is a super fun stop with one of the largest collections of authentic pirate artifacts. 🗝️📜 Spot iconic pieces like a real pirate treasure chest, an original Jolly Roger flag and more! ⛵ Sail over to the link in our comments to learn more. After, head to the St.Augustine Old Jail Museum and let the costumed “jailers” walk you th

🏴‍☠️ Pirate Flags — The Untold Story The first documented black pirate flag appeared in 1700. It was flown by Emmanuel Wynn — a black flag with a death’s head. (Yes… we put it in the video.) Before that moment, many pirates flew red flags. Red meant one thing: No mercy. And this may be where the name Jolly Roger truly comes from — not a cartoon skeleton, but the French phrase joli rouge — “pretty red.” But here’s the part Hollywood gets wrong. Pirates did not want to kill or destroy ships or ca