Museo Casa Blanca, Colonial mansion museum in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
The white stone building contains multiple rooms arranged around a central courtyard, with gardens extending toward the northern city walls.
Built in 1521 as the residence for Juan Ponce de León and his descendants, the mansion served as the governor's residence until the mid-18th century.
The museum displays a collection of period furniture, military artifacts, and domestic items representing daily life during Spanish colonial times in Puerto Rico.
Located on Calle San Sebastian, the museum opens Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, offering guided tours in English and Spanish.
The mansion's gardens feature plants cultivated by General Brooks, the first American Military governor who managed the property in the early 1900s.
Location: San Juan
Accessibility: Acesso limitado para cadeira de rodas
Address: 1 C. de San Sebastián, San Juan, 00901, Puerto Rico 00901 San Juan
Opening Hours: Terça-feira-Domingo 8:00-16:00
Phone: +17877251454
Website: https://discoverpuertorico.com/profile/museo-casa-blanca/8488
GPS coordinates: 18.46620,-66.11995
Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:21
Puerto Rico offers more than the beaches and colonial fortresses of San Juan. The island contains dozens of natural swimming pools, remote coastal sections and protected forest reserves. The northern coast holds limestone caves with pre-Columbian petroglyphs, while the southwest region includes bioluminescent bays and extensive salt flats. The interior features waterfalls cascading over volcanic rock and hiking trails through mountain canyons with native vegetation. Historic sites include 19th-century lighthouses on rocky promontories, Spanish fortifications guarding harbor entrances and archaeological sites like the indigenous ceremonial center of Tibes near Ponce. Coastal areas offer natural swimming holes separated from the sea at low tide, including Las Paylas in Luquillo and Pozo de Jacinto in Isabela. The dry coastal forests of Guánica and the wet rainforest of El Yunque show the range of the island's ecosystems. Visitors reach these locations via local roads that are often unpaved and poorly marked. Many natural pools and waterfalls require short hikes over uneven terrain. The best conditions occur during the dry season from December through April, when river flows run lower. Some locations like Reserva Natural Las Cabezas de San Juan require advance booking for guided tours, while others remain freely accessible year-round.
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