This information was obtained from the web sites listed below and may be subject to change.
Last Update: July 12th, 2023
Assateague Lighthouse
Located in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Virginia.
Phone: Chincoteague NWR – (757) 336-6122
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Website: www.fws.gov/refuge/Chincoteague/visit/plan_your_visit.html
Cost for lighthouse: Free, but donations accepted
Phone: (757) 336-3696 (lighthouse information)
Website: www.assateagueisland.com/lighthouse/lighthouse_info.htm
NOTE: The original Fresnel lens from the Assateague Lighthouse and the 6th order Fresnel lens from the Fort Washington Lighthouse are on display at the Museum of Chincoteague Island in Chincoteague, VA.
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Phone: (757) 336-6117
Website: www.chincoteaguemuseum.com/
Blackistone Lighthouse Replica
Located on St. Clement’s Island, a Maryland State Park
Access to the lighthouse is by boat; purchase tickets at St. Clement’s Island Museum located in Colton’s Point, Maryland
Phone: (301) 769-2222
Hours: See website for days and hours regarding water taxi service to the island/lighthouse
Cost: See website for cost
Website: https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/StClements/Lighthouse.aspx
Choptank River Lighthouse Replica
Located in Cambridge, Maryland, Long Wharf Park, High and Water Streets
Phone: (410) 463-2653
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: Free, donations are greatly appreciated
Website: www.choosecambridge.com/226/Choptank-River-Lighthouse
Concord Point Lighthouse
Located in Havre De Grace, Maryland.
Phone: (410) 939-3213
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: Free, donations are appreciated
Website: www.concordpointlighthouse.org
Cove Point Lighthouse
Part of the Calvert Marine Museum. Located at the end of Cove Point Road in Lusby, Maryland.
Phone: (410) 326-2042
Hours: See website for days and hours. You must drive your vehicle to the lighthouse. Please follow speed limit signs. Grounds open to the public, LH not open for climbing.
Cost: Free to visit, but donations accepted
Website: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/200/Cove-Point-Lighthouse
Drum Point Lighthouse
Located at Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, Maryland.
Phone: (410) 326-2042
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for costs
Website: www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/199/Drum-Point-Lighthouse
Fenwick Island Lighthouse
Located at the MD/DE state line – 146th Street and Lighthouse Avenue, Fenwick Island, Delaware.
Phone: Not available
Hours: Open for visitation, but not for climbing. See website
for days and hours.
Cost: Not available
Website: www.fenwickislandlighthouse.org
Fort Washington Lighthouse
Located at Fort Washington Park (National Park Service)
Phone: (301) 763-4600
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Websites: www.nps.gov/fowa/index.htm and www.nps.gov/fowa/historyculture/light80.htm
Harbor of Refuge and Delaware Breakwater Lighthouses
Located off Lewes, Delaware.
See Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation website for information regarding lighthouse tours and cost. Phone: (302) 644-7046
Website: www.delawarebaylights.org
Hooper Island Lighthouse
Located off Hooper Island in Dorchester County, Maryland. Not open for visiting.
Website: https://www.hooperislandlighthouse.org/
Hooper Strait Lighthouse
Located at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michael’s, Maryland.
Phone: (410) 745-2916
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Website: www.cbmm.org
Indian River Lifesaving Station
Located in Delaware Seashore State Park at 25039 Coastal Highway, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
Phone: (302) 227-6991
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Website: www.destateparks.com/History/IRLifesavingStation
Jones Point Lighthouse
Located in Jones Point Park, Alexandria, Virginia
Contact NPS George Washington Memorial Parkway
Phone: (703) 289-2500
Websites: www.nps.gov/gwmp/planyourvisit/jonespoint.htm and www.nps.gov/gwmp/learn/historyculture/jonespointlighthouse.htm
Mariners’ Museum
Located at 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, Virginia.
Phone: (757) 596-2222
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
NOTE: First order Fresnel lens from Cape Charles lighthouse on display.
Website: www.marinersmuseum.org
Old Cape Henry Lighthouse
Located at 583 Atlantic Avenue, Fort Story, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Note: Entry is by shuttle bus that takes you to the lighthouse. See the website for information.
Phone: (757) 422-9421
Hours: See website for days and hours and additional information regarding access to the military base where the lighthouse is located.
Cost: See website for cost
Website: www.preservationvirginia.org/visit/historic-properties/cape-henry-lighthouse
Virginia Beach Surf and Rescue Museum
(formerly Old Coast Guard Station Museum)
Located at 24th Street and Boardwalk, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Phone: (757) 422-1587
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Website: vbsurfrescuemuseum.org/
Old Point Comfort Lighthouse
Located on the grounds of Fort Monroe, Hampton, Virginia.
Phone: Fort Monroe Visitor and Educational Center (757) 690-8181
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: Free, donations are appreciated
Website: https://fortmonroe.org/place_to_visit/old-point-comfort-lighthouse/
Lightship Overfalls and American Lightship Museum
Located off Savannah Road on right side of Front Street in Lewes, Delaware.
Phone: (302) 644-8050
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Website: www.overfalls.org
Piney Point Lighthouse, Museum, and Historic Park
Located in Piney Point, Maryland.
Phone: (301) 994-1471
Hours: See website for days and hours.
Cost: See website for cost
Websites: www.stmarysmd.com/Recreate/Museums/PineyPoint/
Point Lookout Lighthouse
Located in Point Lookout State Park, Scotland, Maryland.
Note: The lighthouse is currently closed for renovations.
Phone: (301) 872-5688
Hours: Park open year round (See website for hours)
Cost: See website for cost
Websites: dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/pointlookout.aspx
Lightship Portsmouth Museum and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum
Located at London Slip at the foot of London Street, Portsmouth, Virginia.
Phone: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum – (757) 393-8591 and Lightship Portsmouth Museum – (757) 393-8741
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
Website: www.portsmouthnavalshipyardmuseum.com and https://portsmouthlightship.com/
Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse and Lightship Chesapeake
Part of the Historic Ships in Baltimore, located on Piers 3 and 5, in the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland.
Phone: (410) 539-1797
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost, tickets can be purchased on line.
Website: www.historicships.org
Alexandria’s History Museum at The Lyceum
Located at 201 S. Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia
Phone: (703) 746-4994
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: See website for cost
NOTE: Fourth and fifth order Fresnel lens which were restored by Chapter members are on display.
Website: https://www.alexandriava.gov/museums/location/visit-alexandria-history-museum-at-the-lyceum
Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse
Located in the Bay off of Annapolis, Maryland.
Phone: (415) 362-7255
Hours: See website for tour dates
Cost: See website for cost, entry only with tour.
Websites: www.uslhs.org/about/thomas-point-shoal -lighthouse and uslhs.org/about/thomas-point-shoal-lighthouse/tours
Turkey Point Lighthouse
Located in Elk Neck State Park, south of the town of North East, Maryland.
Requires a .8-mile hike each way from the nearest parking area using the trail.
Contact: tpls@tpls.org
Hours: See website for days and hours
Cost: Free, donations are gratefully accepted
Website: www.tpls.org and https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/central/ElkNeck/Turkey-Point-Lighthouse.aspx
