Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum

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📍 Montauk, NY

4.7(6,013 Google)

📍2000 Montauk Hwy, Montauk, NY 11954, Montauk, NY

📞(631) 668-2544

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Hours

Monday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Tuesday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Wednesday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Thursday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Friday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Saturday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Sunday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM

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The Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum sits at the very tip of eastern Long Island in Montauk, where the tower gives 360° views over Block Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Grandkids can hear how it became the first lighthouse built in New York, commissioned by President George Washington in 1792, and wander the grounds together. It's also the fourth-oldest working lighthouse in the nation, which makes a good story to share on the way up.

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Hours, prices, programs, and accessibility can change. Confirm time-sensitive details with the venue before leaving.

Grandparent-Friendly Details

Noise level

Usually quiet

Typical visit

Usually about 2hr

Typical for this kind of place. Not recorded for this venue.

Fun Things to Do Here

Ideas to make the most of your visit to Montauk Point Lighthouse Museum

Museum Bingo

Spot: something 100+ years old, a painting with animals, a black-and-white photo, a map, and an artifact from another country.

Pick Your Favorite

Each person picks one exhibit as their day's favorite and explains exactly why at the end — makes the whole visit more active.

Ask 3 Questions

Grandkids find one exhibit and make up 3 questions about it. You have to try to answer all three.

Guess the Year

Point to artifacts and guess how old they are. The docents love helping settle debates.

Slow Look

Spend 5 full minutes on one single painting. Really look. Then talk about what you each noticed.

Free printable: Museum Bingo Card

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Budget & Insider Tips

Grandparent Money Tips

•Many museums offer free or reduced admission on specific weekday mornings — check the website before booking online.
•Annual memberships pay for themselves in 2 visits and usually include a free guest pass. Worth it if grandkids live nearby.
•Science centers and children's museums often honor ASTC and reciprocal membership programs — your member card from one may get you into another for free.