The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, preserving, and presenting the stories of the nation's oldest port. The main attraction is the iconic, black and white striped lighthouse. Visitors can climb its 219 steps, which are doable with several good-sized landings to catch your breath, to reach the top for spectacular, beautiful, and jaw-dropping views of St. Augustine from the outside deck. The experience includes much more than the climb. The well-maintained grounds feature a maritime museum with lots of history to uncover in the keeper's house and other outbuildings, all included with admission. The team also discovers shipwrecks and saves historic buildings. For a different experience, the museum offers the nightly ghost tour, Dark of the Moon. A visit supports the mission to keep the light shining and the stories alive.
Tour the lighthouse and grounds, museum. Prices are reasonable. Or stay in the gift shop!
April 2026
It was very very very very very very knowledgeable if you love history and you love lighthouses if you love nature this is the place to come to see my husband and I just spent our anniversary night in St Augustine
April 2026
It was a good stop. Husband loved it, I am not good with heights at all, so it was nerve wrecking for me. And man don't forget leg day. Those stairs will make the thighs burn. Lol.
