Being that this was the first wax museum I ever visited it holds a special spot in my heart. I visited several times when it was at the old location. I do like that they have more history figures as most of the newer wax museums have more modern figures. It's a nice spot to stop to get out of the sun and lots to look at. You go through a quick speech at the beginning then you are let go to go on your own and at your own pace. Will be back! read more

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Yes, it's kitschy. It's also awesome and odd and interesting. Some of them look a little...shocked. Lol! But they're painstakingly made and hey, if I can't do it better, I'm no one to criticize. It perfectly adds to St. Au There was a young guy working there who was very nice to talk to. It was a fun place to walk around, have some laughs, and refresh some of my knowledge about historic figures. Stop expecting this to be Disney World, people! It's one of the cheapest attractions here and it's still fun and out of the sun. Have a drink around the corner and get your buzz on and maybe you'll enjoy it more. read more

Really cool exhibit. Wish it had more info about the people but overall I would go back! read more

Potter's Wax Museum - Museums Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

Boyfriend and I had a blast here! Friendly staff from the moment we walked in. We had a coupon to save us $3 which helped. Right when you walk into the exhibit you can see where they are currently working on new figures. This was so fun to look at. If you look close enough, you can see all of the little details. We were told that Mr. Potter did most of the wax figures in this museum. This means that most of the wax figures are of people from long ago, which is unique because most wax museums now will have current popular celebrities. However, you can see where they are currently working on some newer figures. Our favorites were some characters from Harry Potter, Star Wars and the little room of horror. We came back here at night for a ghost tour and it was amazing how they changed the museum to be spooky! read more

Potter's Wax Museum - Freddy! So creepy. - Museums Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

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Super nice!! And fun for the whole family!! My 4 year old really enjoyed it. Staff was very friendly and informative. Will definitely go again, when we're back in town!! read more

Potter's Wax Museum - Museums Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

So not worth the price. Wax figures look nothing like the characters they are portrayed. I feel sorry for people with no knowledge of history English etc that will be duped into thinking that's what the real people even kind of looked like! Princess Diana was the only one that really looked like her. read more

Wax museums are boring in my opinion - but just because it wasn't my cup of tea doesn't mean I wouldn't recommend it. It's very family friendly and my younger family did get a hoot out of it. I just found it dull, dusty, dim & outdated. Overall, its a tourist attraction that's for people of all ages. read more

Great Wax museum! Fun stop in this historic city. Interesting mix of figures. You get to roam around and take as many pictures as you like. It wasn't that crowded. Would definitely visit again! read more

Potter's was the very first wax museum and well okay that's cool... it was an experience but kind of like a whatever one.. we have a 6 year old and I don't think he was super thrilled. I would have saved my vacation dollars to go to a different tourist trap. If you really want to go here, go on a ghost tour and go in the dark so the wax figures can at least creep you out at night instead of the daytime... read more

My first wax museum, and I hope for better next time. It seemed like a cool deal: $10 a ticket and you get to see all of these amazing wax figures. Then we got in. It took us maybe 30 minutes tops to see it all. "It all" being not much. The historical figures are cool, minus the creepy disembodied head of Walt Disney in a display case. The entertainment figures are okay too, though out of date. Outside of Angelina & Brad and the Harry Potter gang, it's a who's who of a decade ago. Jar Jar Binks! Austin Powers! Yay? Staff was very friendly. Not worth the $10. read more

After the Fort, this was easily our favorite attraction in St. Augustine. The exhibits are painstakingly created with an unbelievable attention to detail. Every notable person the pantheon of US and World history is represented here. Amazing - and I could have spent several hours here if we didn't have other commitments that day. We'll definitely be back!! read more

Poor value for your dollar. By all means, if you never been to a wax museum, you should see one at least once in your life. But not this one! It is very, very small. I was in and out in less than five minutes; and I was moving very, very slow. There are too many other attractions in St. Augustine. Don't waste your time or money with this one. read more

We went in here because they had some cool old drug store items for display in the front before you walk through to the was museum. But this review is really for the girl that works there that started screaming out the door at the Santa on a carriage that your horse tripped on the pavement twice today or something. Extremely rude and unprofessional screaming out the through the museum out the front doors. read more

Potter's is one of those places that boasts a lot more history than it seems to posses. Originally, the museum was located in the building just a block away where A1A Ale Works currently resides. In this location, it was the setting for the filming of the original "House of Wax" movie. Cool, right? Absolutely. However, when the museum moved over to it's current location, it seemed like far too much stuff in one very small and ill-equipped space. The wax figures are really cool, no doubt about that. The ticket prices, however, are leaning toward the completely unnecessary side. As a tourist coming through St. Augustine, looking for things to do downtown, I would recommend the wax museum, but only if you can get your hands on a coupon in one of the myriad of coupon books floating around town. It's a stop to make, but only when well informed. Also, contrary to the recent local ghost hunting show, the place isn't haunted. Get real, people. read more

The wax people did not like a real people and looked so fake. Nobody else was in the display area yet we were stopped by employee to keep our mask on when we were taking pictures with wax figures. He was so rude. It was wast of money. I have been to better was museums where the people looked real. This is the was museum yet they had some newer displays and they also looked fake. I rate this 4 out of 10. read more

Its 10 bucks. Its worth it to me. Yes you can cover the whole thing and will probably kill off only half an hour or so. Chances are if your in that town you are a tourist and on vacation and to me its a good memory and place to get some great pictures for relatively cheap. I lived in NYC so I did Madams in Times Square. That is far bigger and better but also much more expensive. Madams also has more up to date and pop related wax figures. Potters has more historical figures. To me, I enjoyed that as its a complete contrast from what Madams offers. Overall I say go check it out. I had fun as did those I was with. read more

Located in the Historic Downtown area, this attraction is a great alternative to Ripley's Believe It Or Not. The price of admission is only $10 for adults and $7 for kids over 6, which was a great price for our family of 4 with a child under 6. For that cost you get lots to look at, with what must be 100 or so wax figures that are very detailed and impressive to look at. Most of the figures are older and presented in a way to learn lots of historical details. Great for adults and kids!! read more

Potter's Wax Museum - Museums Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

The museum probably takes about 30 mins if you take your time reading about each person. We loved the variety of historical and famous characters within the museum. This was my first wax museum and it was worth the time!! read more

Potter's Wax Museum - Museums Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

Potters wax Museum? Where is the Museum part. ? I have read most of the reviews I would have to say that this is a tourist trap a waste of money . The wife and I took about 30 minutes looking at a worn out book that was supposed to tell us who these people are... still could not figure it out and some of the signs (names where missing so that made it even harder) . Some of maybe 5 really looked like the person R2D2 (Starwars) C3pO Are current president Micheal Jordan , Tiger was about 50/50 .... I would say do not waste your money read more

Dude no lie. I did this ghost tour at night and I saw Some weird stuff when I snuck away from the group. Weird stuff on the security cameras I was spying on. . . So if you are looking for ghosts highly recommend here. It's build on an ancient burial ground. And the figures kind of seem to pop up out of nowhere. Also, an amazing collection of wax figures! If you never get a chance to meet Austin Power's you can just so take a picture with the wax version. And that's nice. Over all experience: HAUNTED AS F**K read more

They have a lot of stuff, but it could be presented better and made a lot more interesting (and maybe dusted off once in awhile). The pop culture figures obviously need no explanations, but a lot of the historical figures would do well to have a brief description/explanation under them. Please see attached card that was next to the Herman Munster figure--a wealth of info but no such card exists for any of the other figures!! Herman Munster gets all this info but nothing for Charles De Gaulle or Galileo? I do think this place could do a lot better with what they have, but its still a fun, kitschy place to stop in. I dont think its overpriced. read more

Potter's Wax Museum - Need cards like this for other figures. - Museums Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

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Loved this wax museum! They had a bunch of very nice exhibits and interesting facts about the subjects. We especially loved the horror room and the Star Wars section. The Captain Jack Sparrow wax figure was really good, but the Rambo one was a bit red. Perhaps he was out enjoying the Florida sun a little too much. Our absolute favorite was The Creature From The Black Lagoon!!! This was a good wax museum and we enjoyed our visit. Parking wasn't great, but it's a small city, so parking is at a premium. Enjoy! read more

Potter's Wax Museum - The Creature From The Black Lagoon was awesome!!! - Museums Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

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Very interesting. The boys were really interested. It was a great place for the kids to learn a little history about the figures. The painter took the time to explain how the figures were painted. A great time. read more

Place was Awesome. Had a great time. Lot's of interesting figures to see. Very reasonably priced. Highly Recommended

This was a great museum. I don't think it was worth $10 a person since it's so small, but the hubby and I had a $3 off coupon a person. It only took about an hour to explore. Most of the figures were lifelike, some weren't, and we took a lot of pictures. Overall, we enjoyed ourselves. read more

Pretty small. Nothing out of the ordinary when it comes to wax museums. But it was still a good way to kill an hour. The entrance fee seemed a bit high at nine dollars. Some of the newer celebrity figures (Johnny Depp, Brittany Spears and Michael Jordan) looked very realistic, but others had heads that seemed bigger than watermelons. read more

Definitely do this while visiting! I've never been to one and this was way cool. The front desk staff was extremely knowledgeable and told us about of cool facts! read more

I'm not sure if the manufactures of the wax people are the same, but this was kinda boring. The Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington D.C. (if you've ever been) is a lot more fun, a lot bigger and cleaner, so I am comparing it to that. I wouldn't recommend it unless you love wax figurines or are able to get in for free. Save the money for some ice cream or something :P read more

We didn't got crazy about it . First of all the work of wax is nof easy and some of the statues if u can called them like that wasnt really represent the true life. We though that we will see the most famous people of the world in different categories such arts,phylosophy,music,wars and much more. Well we saw a few waxed actors,queens,Nobel priced people but we think that something is missing. How leave out of this museums the bigger of all Greek history? Huge greek names such Aristotle,Plato,Alexander the Great, George Papanikolaou,El greco,Theodorakis have been missed!! Thats a surprise, having waxed Adolf Hitler and leaving out Alexander the Great lol... as a huge fan of museums and history that seems prety offensive to this country who offered so much is humanity! read more

The wax Museum is great fun. It is small but nice to do if you are in the area. It is something good for family and friends. It is not that costly either. I will go again. read more

"House of Wax" (1953) was filmed at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, CA - yet some tour guides claim that it was filmed in St. Augustine. Potter's may or may not have inspired the movie, but it was not a filming location. read more

I will have to agree that this is a little bit of a tourist trap. I've been to another well known wax Museum In New York (so I had something to compare to) , and this one just didn't match up. The wax figures are quite out of date and the colors being used on some of the skins is unrealistic. I will say that you shouldn't be expecting much for $10. 00 when other museums charge upwards of $20.00/person. read more

Cute little wax museum, super nice staff, we got awesome pictures in there. I do not recomendable for small kids but definitely something different to do for adults. read more

I first came here on a field trip in 1962 as a sixth grader and I live close by. It's no less a novelty today than it was 54 years ago although it has moved to another part of town. It's very educational for "kids" of all ages and you can get discount tickets all over town. There are figures here from the Bible all the way to mover stars and pro athletes from today. Even without a discount,it's still a great price. Go in and stay all day. Enjoy!! read more

First I need to admit we had Free tickets to see this. With that being said, of the four of us, two liked it, two didn't think it was worth the free price. The clerk in the front was so unsettled with our free tickets, and then he repeated over and over that we could use the guidebook ONLY if we returned it. We HAD to return it. We got it. We needed the book because we could not make out many of the figures. I was one of the four who liked the museum, because of how they choose to stage the figures. So I would slightly recommend more than the two who thought it was not worthwhile. Go in with a good attitude and have fun trying to figure out who's who. Definitely not Madame Tussad's. read more

I loved it. It was bigger than what I was excepting by judging from the outside of the building. I can't get over how small everyone was. People were SHORT. But I enjoyed it. Love Herman the Monster, Can't get over how small Hilter and King were. My son loved it as well He walked through a couple of times. Wonderful staff. read more

Some exhibits here were amazing. However, I wish there would have been more. It is the oldest in the U.S., but it leaves something to be desired. More current figures would really give it a boost. read more

I was skeptical of paying for this due to it appearing quite small. My wife talked me into it and I'm glad we did. The teenagers loved it and so did the 11 year old girl. There are quite a few people in here and the whole thing was quite fun! read more

Very creative wax figures. Wish the place was a little bigger but the size of the building was sufficient for the wax figures on display. The artist was in the process of making figures while I was there so they may need to expand. Overall, the staff was very pleasant and I took lots of photos :) read more

So fun so fun so fun! If you like wax museums, this will be a rare treat. It's the first wax museum in the US!!!