This is an amazing museum, my brother and I came here to visit Staten Island and it was amazing the lady was nice gave a private tour and showed her passion for lighthouses! Amazing experience read more

Bianca was incredible, friendly and knowledgeable...I got some info to make a donation, learned a thing or two, and found a geocache.......what a pleasant way to spend a few hours on this rainy Sunday....will have to checkout the boat tours in the summer... read more

National Lighthouse Museum - Museums Near Me - Staten Island, New York

I've been meaning to come here for a while. It's kind of out-of-the-way from where you start seeing the signs for it on Bay Street. The young men who works the counter is extremely knowledgeable and helped contextualize light houses. The place itself is small but very informative. When you leave here you definitely feel that you had nearly all your questions on lighthouses answered. read more

Small but interesting place with good foundational scientific facts about lighthouses and deeper historical information about the people and events around them. Staff is very helpful and knowledgeable. The small gift shop at the front desk is cute and really affordable. Parking situation could be improved; it's all the way out at the ferry terminal and parking lot (about a 5 min walk). Very clean restrooms. read more

This is a very tiny museum (1 room) but very informative. It is near the beautiful waterfront and a 5 minute walk from the ferry. Friendly staff and a clean bathroom complete your visit. read more

We went on a 3 hour cruise with them. We saw a lot of lighthouses. After the tour, we decided to go to the museum part of them, it was part of the ticket that we bought to go on boat. This particular tour was $60 per person. On the boat they offered light snacks and drinks, I even saw some wine. After we took the ferry to SI to visit their museum. Ferry was free, I didn't know so I had asked one of the mta employee how much is the ferry and she said to me that it is free. So it took maybe 15-20 mins to get over there. It wasn't a bad walk maybe 5 mins from ferry. Bob an employee was giving us the tour of the building. This is great for families with children. It can be expensive for a large family. read more

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Great. 1) It is a nice little museum with everything to know about lighthouse. 2) The cost is reasonable. But, I because it is so small, it should be pay as you wish. 3) They are adding space to the museum, so might return in a few years. read more

National Lighthouse Museum - Museums Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Freshly opened this year, it is a small space with lots of history. Curious exhibition with history of all lighthouses, maps and models. It has room to grow - and they have plans to do so by 2017. Historical property is resides on is a story on it's own, amazing to snoop around those old buildings... Large paved square in front on the museum with tables and benches is great to relax for a bit, and waterfront location gives you best views of the city. If you walking around Staten Island Waterfront, it is worth to stop by. read more

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Very nice museum Staff is very friendly and I saw the train Show I went on Halloween day I had a great time

I would like to lodge a formal complaint about the boat tour of lighthouses this Sunday the 5th that started from the World Financial Center. It started almost an hour late and finished two and a half hour late (11:45 to 4:30, instead of 11 to 2 pm). Even accounting for the hour difference of the tour starting late, it should have ended at 3 pm. It is unconscionable to waste people's time and money like this. I live in Brooklyn but feel bad for the tourists coming internationally and from different parts of the US. Even though the tour guide was good I couldn't hear him a lot of the time because of a bad PA system and because people from the organization kept coming around, asking to get passports stamped, and preventing me from hearing the interesting tour. I asked for my money back but was politely refused. The tickets were outrageously expensive -- $60 for an adult and $40 for a children's ticket. Really? For those kind of prices, you need to get a luxury experience, which we clearly didn't. read more

NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM This is a must see museum! I learned so much about the history of lighthouses. The museum is still growing and adding new historical exhibits. The museum was difficult to find and the roads the gps told us to go led to dead ends. Construction was blocking the view of the museum grounds. Hopefully construction will be finished soon so the museum will be easier to find. You can get there by car or ferry. We drove and parked in the municipal parking garage a couple of blocks down. Parking anywhere else is difficult to find. read more

*this place is super cute. There are tons of little replica sculptures of the lighthouses from around the world and some are available for purchase at the shop along with ornaments and other goodies. *the staff are all really warm and friendly. They gave a brief history on the national lighthouse museum and then you could walk around yourself. For the price, it was definitely worth it. *This sweet, old man approached me and asked, "Have you ever met a lighthouse keeper before?" He then shook my hand and said, "Hello!" I felt like I just met a celebrity! read more

Adorable museum that has one building available to tour currently while other buildings are currently under construction. It cost $5 for adults ($4 for military or seniors) and free for children and includes a free tour which I highly recommend. The building currently comprising the national lighthouse museum was the U.S. Lighthouse Service general depot that was established in 1893 to consolidate supplies to all lighthouse stations. The depot supplied almost every item necessary for each working lighthouse which is incredible to think every thing used to supply a lighthouse came through the doors of this museum. The museum is right next to the ferry which makes it easy to get to and there is a cute pier in front of the museum that has a spectacular view of Manhattan and a gorgeous compass design that has range and bearing to lighthouses around the world. Definitely a great museum with a lot of information that is definitely worth your time if you are planning to take the staten island ferry towards St.. George. I am very excited to return once the entire museum is up and running in a couple years. read more

This museum is small and quaint, yet backs a lot of punch per square foot. I never knew there was so much to appreciate about lighthouses. The exhibits are nice and not in the least intimidating. The brick walls add a historically gritty feel that is entirely appropriate. There's an exhibit on different firefighter/police patches featuring lighthouses as well as some of the more visually stunning lighthouses of the world. The tour guide is absolutely perfect for the job, he clearly takes a deep joy in the subject and told me they even organize tours of the lighthouses of the tri-state area (of which there are quite a few I learned). read more

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Definitely go here....now, before the area gets ruined by a mall, condos that are in the works. I do lighthouse tours at a lighthouse near my home, so am always interested in everything about lighthouses. I read about this little museum when it opened a few years ago, and finally managed to go there last spring, This charming & informative museum is within a block of the ( surprisingly clean & efficient) Staten Island Ferry Terminal, and sits in the midst of 4 or 5 old brick 19th century building that used to be the supply depot for all the lighthouses on the east coast . All the wonderful fresnel lenses for our lighthouses were shipped here from France & craftsmen readied them for installation all over the U.S. See samples of those, and other interesting lighthouse memorabilia , as well as displays about the history of U.S. Lighthouses. The museum is located in only one of the old buildings. By some sad turn of fate, the rest of the complex will not be saved, & will soon be demolished. If you go now, you can see the abandoned remains of the other buildings as well as the underground brick vaults where all the whale oil was stored & shipped out to our east coast lighthouses. The trip over on the ferry is a treat in itself. Great views of Manhattan & the Statue of Liberty. It's a great trip for the whole family. read more

We went on a 3 hour lighthouse boat tour. It was so exciting! The weather was pleasant so we were sunbathing on the board. We saw several lighthouses. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and good-humored. We had light snacks and white wine. After the cruise we visited the museum and bought some souvenirs. read more

The National Lighthouse Museum is probably one of the best museums that has gone unnoticed. I have enjoyed the boat tours and the gala and I think more people should come to this amazing place. I would recommend it to every person I know. read more

If you want a fun thing to do, check out the Lighthouse Museum's events, including their Circumnavigation Boat Tour of Staten Island. Sailing in the footsteps of Christopher Billopp, you get to explore the island (and the Jersey shore) from the water. And its all expertly narrated! My wife, I and friends went this past Sunday, July 15th, as my birthday gift. Though the rain thundered down just prior to boarding time, the weather ultimately cleared and sailing was great. We saw and learned things we never knew. We even got up close to some of the lighthouses in the NYC and Raritan Bays. Their upcoming sail to the LI Sound and Hudson River cruises sound very interesting. I'll have to make sure my schedule is cleared for these trips. read more