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January 2024 by Thomas Oakes
Fun adventure for us on vacation
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January 2024 by Sara
Beautiful lighthouse to check out! There is a gazebo to sit nearby the light house which is great for kids or elderly people to take a break from the hot sun in the summertime! The entrance and exist is easy to get too. Definitely worth adding to the lighthouse bucket list!
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January 2024 by Ivan Faure
It was closed for viewings unfortunately
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January 2024 by timothy fish
Wonderful place and the history is fascinating.
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January 2024 by David Lieu
• We visited on a Thursday in late December 2023 (after Christmas).• There is a relatively large parking lot and we were there before they opened at 9AM. There was only 1 other car in the parking lot with us. We explored the outside of the lighthouse and the visitor center/park store.• The bathrooms are located outside the visitor center in adjacent building. These were opened before the store was open.• We also visited the Museum the of the Sea and did Junior Ranger and got NPS Passport Cancellation Stamps.• If we had more time we could’ve explored more of the trails here and it would be nice to climb up the lighthouse at some point but it was not available at the time of our visit. One of the exhibits in the Museum of the Sea talks about how they moved the lighthouse previously from its original location and that they were planning to move it again.
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January 2024 by Charles Pinney
Arguably the crown jewel of lighthouses on the Outer Banks. The lighthouse stands 200 feet tall, was built in 1870, and features the famous black and white swirl pattern. It's still a remarkable structure to witness in person. The visitor center staff were fantastic and allowed my dog inside, unprompted, later in the afternoon. The stones out front with the names of past keepers is a neat piece of history. The original lighthouse site is only a short drive away and well worth a visit as well.
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January 2024 by Freyja Freyja
Brilliant!
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December 2023 by rusty shackelford
Would have been nice to know we couldn't get into the lighthouse, otherwise good
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December 2023 by Ed Campanile
Really cool to see up close!
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December 2023 by Timothy L
It was quite a drive but I think if you're into history and maybe a lighthouse fan, it's worth the drive. The lighthouse was having some construction so we weren't able to climb the stairs. But it was very interesting and to see how they moved it. I visited before they moved it. So it was very cool to see. Not much else going on here. There's another lighthouse you can visit along the way as well.
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December 2023 by Edward Schneider
Wonderful museum and historic stop in the Outer Banks
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December 2023 by Karen
We loved this lighthouse and museum. We enjoyed visiting. It takes a little walking to get to it but worth it.
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December 2023 by Jkandra03
I love lighthouses, I went in the off season and the gift shop was still open. They even have a lighthouse keepers house to. The bathrooms were clean.
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November 2023 by Leonard Caponegro
An impressive lighthouse, and having the opportunity to walk the grounds to see the homes for the light keepers and their families as well as the ones tending to the garden and farm was interesting. Also, we had an opportunity to tour the museum to learn about the history of the Cape Hatteras lighthouses, the area, and why the lighthouse was moved in 1999 to its current location. Then on our way out we drove to the marker, which was on the beach, letting us know where the lighthouse originally stood. There we took pictures as well. A very fascinating visit. Unfortunately the lighthouse is closed for the foreseeable future because of intensive renovations needed to sustain this lighthouse for future generations.
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November 2023 by Coming Judgement
It takes 248 steps to get to the top of one of the most iconic lighthouses on the east coast. What is even more fantastic, is that it was moved from its original location further down on the beach. Any visit to the Outer Banks has to include this historical site.
