Ponce de León Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
This 175-foot brick-and-granite structure is the second-tallest lighthouse in the United States. Built in the 1880s, the lighthouse and the graceful Victorian brick buildings surrounding it have been restored. There are no guided tours, but you can walk through the 12 areas, which feature different exhibits (lighthouse lenses, historical artifacts, and a film of early car racing on the nearby beach), and stroll around the tugboat F. D. Russell, now sitting high and dry in the sand. There are 203 steps to the top of the lighthouse; it’s a grinding ascent, but the view from up there is spectacular.
This 175-foot brick-and-granite structure is the second-tallest lighthouse in the United States. Built in the 1880s, the lighthouse and the graceful Victorian brick buildings surrounding it have been restored. There are no guided tours, but you can walk through the 12 areas, which feature different exhibits (lighthouse lenses, historical artifacts, and a film of early car racing on the nearby beach), and stroll around the tugboat F. D. Russell, now sitting high and dry in the sand. There are 203 steps to the top of the lighthouse; it’s a grinding ascent, but the view from up there is spectacular.
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