St. Augustine, Florida: Potter's Wax Museum

Classic old wax museum, formerly the second-largest in the world, exhibits a tight assemblage of historical figures and celebrities.

I wasn't sure whether to go or not based on some reviews. I'm so glad I did. If you like history this is a great place to see! I learned a lot.

On a recent visit to St. Augustine, I was worried when I saw that Potter's Wax Museum had put up brown paper in the windows and its sign had been removed. "Great, another classic piece of Florida kitsch gone." Not so! It turns out that they merely moved from their old location (which was, admittedly, a mere shadow of its glory days) to the Authentic Old Drug Store by the Huguenot Cemetery. I have yet to visit, but I figured that fellow roadsiders should know of the change.

This is probably one of the most disappointing wax museums I have ever been to. It was unorganized, overcrowded, expensive, and the figures looked very cheap. It even lacked charm. It did have a good variety of figures, including a lot of newer pop culture figures, and I did appreciate that because a lot of the more charming wax museums that I've been to weren't exactly updated.

Potter's is a wonderful old school wax museum. Space is obviously limited, so the figures are stuffed in close proximity. In the WWII section, Hilter isn't represented as a full body figure, but rather a head in a box. One of the more interesting aspects is the several ghoulish, damaged wax figures on display.