I think I heard about a similar house on HGTV’s “What’s With That House?” where the homeowner decorated their home with pirate-themed stuff, but these people in Nevada take it one step further – they created a pirate wonderland to rival any theme park attraction.  Best of all, it can be open to the public – you can rent it out, you can use it for corporate events, and in one case, you can walk right up to the door and ask to look around.

The blog I linked to above tells about some people who were hanging out at a house down the hill and just decided to walk up and see what was up with the pirate-themed house.  The owner or caretaker (not sure which) welcomed the people in and let them swim, use the water slide, and even invited them to stay for dinner.  I found a few other blogs where people had rented out the home for vacations – I’ve found varying information that says that the house rents for anywhere between $10,000.00 and $25,000.00 per night.  So it’s pricey.

It must have cost a fortune to build – it has two pirate ships, a bunch of fake skeletons, a life-size (if not bigger) Captain Morgan, and lots more.  Allegedly the house belongs to Craig Tillotson, a bigwig with NuSkin, who wanted to create a fun place for people to go.  And I guess he really likes pirates.

night view of Pirates Cove

birds eye view of Pirates Cove

Captain Morgan

Argh, Mateys.

The website for Pirates Cove contains a ton more images, and there is a phone number you can call for more information, if you are so inclined.  If anybody decides to take a trip there send me photos and I’ll post them!

Question – if you had a ton of money what kind of theme home would YOU build?