St. Augustine Lighthouse

My family and I plan our vacations, but sometimes not too well. The day we visited the lighthouse it happened to be closed. I think we were too early and on our way back to Miami, so we wanted an early start. Hopefully, we’ll be able to go back and visit the lighthouse properly.

The view when you get to the top is breathtaking. If you can handle the 219 steps up and then back down, you won’t be sorry.

Is that it is haunted by three girls—two of which were the lighthouse keepers daughters and one a lighthouse builders daughter who were all tragically killed when the pushcart they were playing in trapped them underwater drowning them. They say you can hear the girls laughing inside the lighthouse when it is quiet. As well you can also smell the pipe/cigar burning of a previous lighthosue keeper who died. Both stories have been the subject of a television show.

Interesting trivia for those into the paranormal.

Love it! It’s great to hike up and check out the city from the top. There’s also a museum, but I prefer the lighthouse. I would suggest going in the morning though, because they don’t let you up if there’s a threat of a storm.