THE PUZZLE MUSEUM IN THE PUZZLE MANSION BED & BREAKFAST IN TAGAYTAY

The Puzzle Mansion in Tagaytay

A stage on the floor above the Puzzle Museum where the largest jigsaw puzzle collection is located. One can take pictures here while seating on the chair at the right side of the stage.

The Puzzle Museum in the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast in Tagaytay houses the world's largest jigsaw puzzle collection assembled by Mrs. Gina Gil-Lacuna. Mrs. Lacuna's collection was recognized by the Guinness World Records which awarded her a GWR certificate for her achievement on November 29, 2012.

The Guinness World Record Certificate awarded to Mrs. Georgina Gil-Lacuna for assembling the world's largest collection of jigsaw puzzles

We did not get lost going to The Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast in Tagaytay as they had signs placed on the main road which helped us reach the place without missing it. We are grateful, too that the rented van we rode in was reliable enough to go down and up on our way home, the very steep incline we had to navigate to get in and out of the place.

The admission fee to view the world's largest jigsaw puzzle collection is P 100.00/pax. A 20% senior citizen discount is applicable to the admission fee. We were six in the group with two senior citizens so we paid a total of P 560.00 as our admission fee.

The Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast's Puzzle Museum, Tagaytay admission ticket

The jigsaw puzzle collection assembled by Mrs. Georgina Gil-Lacuna is truly amazing! There were hundreds of puzzles of all shapes and sizes in the Puzzle Museum. We saw traditional and 3-D puzzles and each was labeled with the identity of the puzzle's subject, number of the puzzle pieces for each, dimensions and the origin and maker of the puzzle and the number of hours spent by Mrs. Georgina Gil-Lacuna to finish each.

La Seine, Paris puzzle with 1,000 pieces completed by Mrs. Georgina Gil-Lacuna in 13 hours

Mrs. Georgina Gil-Lacuna started her collection 27 years ago and she has no plans of stopping yet. She was, in fact, putting together a 32,000 piece puzzle when we were there which is too large that they had to place it on top of about six ply boards to accommodate the whole puzzle while she completes the project. We were told that she has already put together around 20,000 pieces and would not take long to finish it. She will submit this to the Guinness World Records to be recognized as the largest jigsaw puzzle assembled in the world.

Part of the 32,000 piece puzzle being assembled by Mrs. Georgina Gil-Lacuna 

Below are some more of the puzzles we saw in the Puzzle Museum in Tagaytay.

The Guernica Puzzle at the Puzzle Museum in the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast, Tagaytay

Coca Cola Puzzle at the Puzzle Museum in the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast, Tagaytay

Cherry Blossoms Puzzle at the Puzzle Museum in the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast, Tagaytay

Irises Painting Puzzle at the Puzzle Museum in the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast, Tagaytay

Above the Puzzle Museum is a souvenir shop where puzzles (of course!), caps, shirts and several locally made products are sold. Mrs. Georgina Gil-Lacuna, a friendly woman, was present to greet us at the time. 

Before leaving the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast, we had to try their special and must-try dessert, coconut cream pie.

The Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast's special coconut cream pie

The coconut cream pie is The Puzzle Mansion's innovation of the regular buko pie or buko tarts that are commonly sold in Tagaytay. A slice of the coconut cream pie costs P 50.00 each and one whole is priced at P 350.00. 

Images of cumulus clouds popped in mind after one bite of the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast's coconut cream pie. It has a light and airy creaminess which blended well with the delicate and subtle coconut flavor coming from the shreds of coconut flesh incorporated in the pie. What I like about the pie is that it is not sweet (one reason one will tend to ask for a second helping or more of it) and the texture of the crust is just perfect! Not too crumbly, not hard, just right : ). 

I recommend that you bring an insulated bag if you plan to buy this coconut cream pie to take home : ).

Directions to the Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast in Tagaytay:

Point B is Puzzle Mansion Bed & Breakfast

We only had one of the coconut cream pie as we had to leave room in our stomachs for lunch in Pamana Restaurant.

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