Lovely short Day trip from Jacksonville or from Daytona. The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum is dedicated to discovering, preserving, presenting and keeping alive the story of the nation's oldest port. (as noted on Website). What a wonderful Family Time or just the Place for that 1st Date. We really enjoyed the Visit.
Recommend that you allow at least one hour to tour the site and climb the tower. The last ticket to climb the tower is sold at 5:45 p.m. Closes at 6:00 p.m. During the summer and many/some holidays they are open until 7:00 p.m., with the last ticket being sold at 6:45 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve & Christmas.
Don't forget your Camera !! What a Florida Treat!!!
Recommend that you allow at least one hour to tour the site and climb the tower. The last ticket to climb the tower is sold at 5:45 p.m. Closes at 6:00 p.m. During the summer and many/some holidays they are open until 7:00 p.m., with the last ticket being sold at 6:45 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve & Christmas.
Don't forget your Camera !! What a Florida Treat!!!
The St. Augustine Lighthouse rises 165 feet above sea level and contains 219 steps. At the top, a first order Fresnel lens serves the beacon. The St. Augustine lens consists of 370 hand-cut glass prisms arranged in a beehive shape towering twelve feet tall and six feet in diameter.
In 1980, the Junior Service League of St. Augustine, Inc. began a fifteen-year campaign to restore the Keepers’ House that was destroyed by fire in 1970 and the tower. The house was opened to the public as a museum in 1988. In 1993, the tower was also opened to visitors on a daily basis.
In July 2002, the U.S. Coast Guard, through the General Services Administration, transferred the deed for the tower to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, Inc. through the pilot program of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000. In addition, the Coast Guard turned over the first order Fresnel lens to the museum.
Entryway
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