# Lighthouse museum

A lighthouse museum is a museum specializing in the display of historical objects relating to lighthouses. These museums are either stand alone buildings or are present in lighthouses that are active or inactive. Objects displayed include tools lighthouse keepers used at the time in their everyday lives to maintain the light as well as historic objects such as the Fresnel lens. In addition to navigation, lighthouses in general continue to operate almost as "small maritime museums".

## Lighthouse museums

The following is a list of lighthouse museums that are located worldwide. All of these entries are located on lighthouse property which may or may not be privately run, these areas include the lighthouse tower, keepers residence, and other buildings that were built to aid. The entries on this list include reliable sources that must mention a "lighthouse museum" on the given property.
| Name | State/Region | Country | Opened |
| Absecon Lighthouse | New Jersey | United States | 2002 |
| Anorisaki Lighthouse | Mie | Japan | 2004 |
| Ardnamurchan Lighthouse | Scotland | United Kingdom | — |
| Au Sable Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Bald Head Light | North Carolina | United States | — |
| Barnegat Lighthouse | New Jersey | United States | 1954 |
| Battery Point Light | California | United States | — |
| Beavertail Lighthouse | Rhode Island | United States | 1993 |
| Bengtskär Lighthouse | Kimitoön | Finland | 1995 |
| Block Island North Light | Rhode Island | United States | 1993 |
| Block Island Southeast Light | Rhode Island | United States | — |
| Bluff Point Light | New York | United States | 1986 |
| Browns Point Light | Washington (state) | United States | — |
| Burnt Coat Harbor Light | Maine | United States | — |
| Burnt Island Light | Maine | United States | — |
| Calvert Marine Museum | Maryland | United States | 1970 |
| Cana Island Light | Wisconsin | United States | — |
| Cape Arkona Lighthouse | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Germany | — |
| Cape Forchu Lighthouse | Nova Scotia | Canada | — |
| Cape Hatteras Lighthouse | North Carolina | United States | — |
| Cape Jaffa Lighthouse | South Australia | Australia | 1976 |
| Cape North Lighthouse | Ontario | Canada | 1980 |
| Cape Schanck Lighthouse | Victoria | Australia | — |
| Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse | New York | United States | — |
| Choptank River Light | Maryland | United States | — |
| Concord Point Light | Maryland | United States | — |
| Copper Harbor Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Cove Point Light | Maryland | United States | — |
| Crisp Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Currituck Beach Light | North Carolina | United States | — |
| Dongquan Lighthouse | Juguang | Taiwan | 2008 |
| Dunkirk Light | New York | United States | — |
| Eagle Bluff Light | Wisconsin | United States | 1963 |
| Eagle Harbor Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Fairport Harbor Lighthouse | Ohio | United States | 1945 |
| Fenwick Island Light | Delaware | United States | — |
| Fort Gratiot Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Forty Mile Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Gasparilla Island Lights | Florida | United States | 1999 |
| Grindel Point Light | Maine | United States | — |
| Hereford Inlet Light | New Jersey | United States | — |
| Horton Point Light | New York | United States | — |
| Inubōsaki Lighthouse | Chiba | Japan | — |
| Jupiter Inlet Light | Florida | United States | 2006 |
| Key West Lighthouse | Florida | United States | — |
| Kinnaird Head Lighthouse | Scotland | United Kingdom | — |
| Lighthouse of Genoa | Liguria | Italy | 2006 |
| Lindesnes Lighthouse | Vest-Agder | Norway | — |
| Marblehead Light (Ohio) | Ohio | United States | — |
| Marquette Harbor Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| McGulpin Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Mission Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Montauk Point Light | New York | United States | 1987 |
| Mukilteo Light | Washington (state) | United States | — |
| Navesink Twin Lights | New Jersey | United States | — |
| New Presque Isle Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Nojimazaki Lighthouse | Chiba | Japan | — |
| Old Mackinac Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Old Point Loma Lighthouse | California | United States | — |
| Old Presque Isle Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Ontonagon Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Pensacola Light | Florida | United States | — |
| Phare de Gatteville | Manche | France | 1997 |
| Piney Point Light | Maryland | United States | — |
| Point Amour Lighthouse | Newfoundland | Canada | — |
| Point Cabrillo Light | California | United States | — |
| Point Fermin Light | California | United States | — |
| Point Iroquois Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Point Pinos Lighthouse | California | United States | — |
| Point Reyes Lighthouse | California | United States | — |
| Point Vicente Light | California | United States | — |
| Pointe aux Barques Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Ponce de Leon Inlet Light | Florida | United States | — |
| Port Burwell Lighthouse | Ontario | Canada | — |
| Port Washington Light | Wisconsin | United States | — |
| Portland Head Light | Maine | United States | — |
| Pottawatomie Light | Wisconsin | United States | — |
| Santa Marta Lighthouse | Cascais | Portugal | 2007 |
| Saugerties Light | New York | United States | — |
| Seal Point Lighthouse | Eastern Cape | South Africa | — |
| Seul Choix Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Signal Tower Museum | Scotland | United Kingdom | — |
| Sodus Point Light | New York | United States | — |
| South Manitou Island Lighthouse | Michigan | United States | — |
| Southwold Lighthouse | England | United Kingdom | — |
| Split Rock Lighthouse | Minnesota | United States | 1976 |
| St. Augustine Light | Florida | United States | 1994 |
| St Mary's Lighthouse | England | United Kingdom | — |
| St. Simons Island Light | Georgia | United States | 1975 |
| Stonington Harbor Light | Connecticut | United States | — |
| Sturgeon Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Świnoujście Lighthouse | West Pomeranian Voivodeship | Poland | 2000 |
| Tawas Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Tuckerton Seaport | New Jersey | United States | 1993 |
| Two Harbors Light | Minnesota | United States | — |
| Umpqua River Light | Oregon | United States | — |
| West Quoddy Head Light | Maine | United States | — |
| Whitefish Point Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| White River Light | Michigan | United States | — |
| Withernsea Lighthouse | England | United Kingdom | — |
| Wood Islands Lighthouse | Prince Edward Island | Canada | — |
| Yaquina Bay Light | Oregon | United States | — |
| Yaquina Head Light | Oregon | United States | — |

## Museums not in lighthouses

* National Lighthouse Museum – New York, USA
* National Lighthouse Museum, Pohang – Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
* North Carolina Maritime Museum – North Carolina, USA