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Truro Map: Highland House Museum and Highland LighthouseHighland House Museum and Highland Lighthouse Frommer's Recommended

Hours Museum June-Sept daily 10am-4:30pm (last ticket sold at 3:30pm); lighthouse May-Oct daily 10am-6pm
Address 27 Highland Light Rd
Location Off S. Highland Rd., 2 miles north of the town center on Rte. 6
Phone 508/487-1121
Prices Admission to both museum and lighthouse $5 adults, free for children under 12; admission to museum or lighthouse $4 adults, free for children under 4 at museum only
Season Closed Nov-Apr

Frommer's Review

Built as a hotel in 1907, the Highland House is a perfect repository of the odds and ends collected by the Truro Historical Society: ship's models, harpoons, primitive toys, a pirate's chest, and so on. Be sure to visit the second floor, set up as if still occupied by 19th-century tourists. In 1996, Highland Lighthouse was moved back from its perilous perch above a rapidly eroding dune. Now the lighthouse is within 800 feet of the museum and is also operated by the Truro Historical Society. Seasonal lighthouse tours run May through October. There is a 51-inch height requirement so, unfortunately, little ones can't climb up the tower.

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