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The World's Only Authenticated Pirate Treasure — Pulled from the Ocean Floor. Right Here on Cape Cod.

Opened in 2016 in West Yarmouth, the Whydah Pirate Museum is home to the largest collection of pirate artifacts ever recovered from a single shipwreck. On April 26, 1717, a ferocious nor’easter slammed the Whydah Galley into the shoals off Cape Cod, taking nearly 150 men and millions in plundered treasure to the bottom — a story the ocean kept secret for nearly 300 years.

In 1984, explorer Barry Clifford changed history, locating the wreck and authenticating the world’s only confirmed pirate shipwreck. Now you can experience their story.

Multiple exhibit wings, bell theatre, replica of Whydah Gally, gift shop, SeaLab & Learning Center.