Twin Lights Historic Site

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A castle-like 19th-century twin-towered lighthouse high above the Navesink River, with a museum and a climbable north tower.

Visiting Twin Lights Historic Site

• Address2 Lighthouse Road, Highlands, NJ 07732
• Phone732-872-1814
• Websitetwinlightslighthouse.org
• PriceFree
• Typical visitAbout 1.3 hours
• Good forFamily, kids, visitors, date, seniors
• Indoors?Outdoor
• Last checked2026-09-25

Good to know

Grounds 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; lighthouse daily in summer and Wed-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. from Oct 1 to late May (last climb 3:50 p.m.). Watch for full-moon night climbs.

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