Discover Four Authentic Experiences

Discover Four Authentic Experiences. . , Did you know that lighthouses are traffic lights for ships? Come discover more about both!, Visitors' Center , 1 Admissions and Gift Shop , Purchase tickets for general admission and specialty tours. Gift shop merchandise features local art, handmade jewelry and datil pepper sauce and includes T-shirts, wine glasses and other items related to the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum., 2 Restoration Story , The St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum started as a local grassroots movement by the Junior Service League of St. Augustine to restore the tower -and Keepers' House for generations to come. Learn about this story in the Visitors' Center lobby and then help support the continued preservation and sharing through your visit to the nonprofit Museum., The Exploration Zone , 3 Eliza and CD's Litte Keeper Club , A place to play and explore shipyard activities especially for those under 44 inches., 4 Maritime Hammock Trails , Take a Quest (located at the trail entry/exit points) through the natural area of the historic site to find plant and animal species and learn how keepers' families used them in their daily lives., The Victorian Light Station , 5 St. Augustine Lighthouse , Eight landings and story panels tell of times past and make climbing the 219 steps more fun. See breathtaking views of historic St. Augsutine and the Atlantic Ocean., 6 Oil Room and Keepers' Office , See everyday objects of St. Augustine Lighthouse keepers through the years and try your hand at lifting the 20-pound oil bucket keepers carried to the top., 7 1876 Keepers' House Exhibits , At Home with the Harns Learn about lighthouse keeping in the late 1800s from Head Keeper William Harn's family, the 1st to live in the home. Also discover Harn's decorated Civil War career as a Union artillery Captain., Wrecked! Get hands-on in the archaeological discovery lab and go down to the ocean floor to explore a shipwreck! Discovered by Museum archaeologists offshore of St. Augustine, this shipwreck fells the tale of British East Florida at th end of the American Revolutionary War., Northeast Florida Shrimping Industry Objects and stories show how local boatbuilding and shrimping industries led to the global shrimping industry of today., 8 Keepers' Front Lawn , Enjoy a magnificent front view of the 1876 Keepers' House while picnicing with snacks from the Tin Pickle. Also see the memorial bell dedicated to US Coast Guardsmen lost in a helicopter accident in 1990 and Steve Senecal, who was lost at sea., The Maritime Heritage Park , 9 Heritage Boatworks , See small wooden watercraft built by volunteer boatbuilders using historical designs and techniques native to the region., 10 world war two-era Garage , View photographs and memorabillia of St. Augustine during world war two. Learn about the US Coast Guard Training Center in town., 11 Tin Pickle, Local Gedunk , Try treats and snacks at this world war two-themed eatery., 12 world war two US Coast Guard Barracks , This 1940's structure housed "Coasties" stationed. as lookouts when lighthouse operations were taken over by the US Coast Guard in 1939. It now holds a world war two-era USCG exhibit., 13 Maritime Center, "Legends of the Light" , Experience stories about lighthouses, 1737 to 1955 including a "View from the Top" for those unable to climb, a ship model display and a puppet theater and hands-on activities for kids., 14 Artifact Conservation Viewing , View shipwreck artifacts being conserved in the artifact conservation lab.