Tybee Island
Light Station
and Museum

Georgia’s Oldest and Tallest Light

Plan your visit

Visiting Hours

Mon:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Tues:
CLOSED
Wed:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Thu:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Fri:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Sat:
9:00am - 4:30pm
Sun:
9:00am - 4:30pm

Last Ticket at 4:30PM.
Lighthouse closes at 5PM.
Grounds close by 5:30PM.

Closed New Years Day, day of Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade, Easter, Thanksgiving Day, & Christmas Day.

On New Years' Eve & Christmas Eve the last ticket is sold at 12PM & grounds close by 1PM.

Hours subject to change. The lighthouse & catwalk may close without warning due to adverse weather conditions. Other closures may occur without warning.

No BACKPACKS of any size allowed on the grounds. Shoes and shirts must be worn at all times. Bathing suits must be covered.

Pricing

Tickets are available at the light station. Your ticket includes admission to the complete Tybee Island Light Station and the Tybee Museum in Battery Garland.

Prices

Adults:
$14
Seniors (62+):
$12
Children (6-17):
$12
Children (5 and under):
Free
Groups (10 people or more) with a reservation:
$12
Military (Must present ID):
$12
Coast Guard (Must present ID):
Free

Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times while visiting our sites.

2 hour parking in the lighthouse lot is included with your admission. After your tour if you would like to stay on the north end you must move your car to the public lot across the street.

Tickets are not sold online. Groups of 10 or more: call (912) 786-5801 for a reservation.

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Tybee's black and white lighthouse rises above historic white keeper cottages and palmettos.
THE LIGHT STATION & KEEPERS’ COTTAGESTYBEE ISLAND, GA

Light Station
and Museum

The light station includes the lighthouse, keepers’ cottages, and historic support buildings. Admission also includes the Tybee Museum.

01The lighthouse

The lighthouse has 178 steps and a First Order Fresnel lens.

Concentric glass prisms and the lamp inside the Tybee Island lighthouse’s Fresnel lens.
Inside the lighthouse’s Fresnel lens
02The keepers’ cottages

The keepers’ cottages and other historic support buildings remain together on the light station grounds.

The white Head Keeper’s Cottage and its fenced garden seen from the lighthouse.
The Head Keeper’s Cottage
03The Tybee Museum

The Tybee Museum is in Battery Garland at Fort Screven. Its exhibits cover Tybee Island’s history, including its military past.

The Tybee Museum in Battery Garland, with a historic artillery piece in front.
The Tybee Museum at Battery Garland
Explore the lighthouse in 3D History
Aerial photograph of Tybee Island Light Station, its surrounding grounds, and the coast.
Aerial view of the light station

Historic Postcards

Tybee Island
Walking Tours

Click on these tours to get a self-guided itinerary.

Historic waterfront photograph and title for Tybee Island, Georgia’s Black History Trail.

Tybee Island, Georgia’s
Black History Trail

A self-guided itinerary following Tybee’s Black history from the arrival of enslaved Africans at Lazaretto Creek Quarantine Station to the present day.

A project of the Tybee MLK Human Rights Organization, Georgia Southern University, and Tybee Island Historical Society.

View the Black History Trail
Historic photograph of Fort Screven, from the original walking-tour feature.

Fort Screven, Georgia:
A Walking Tour

Fort Screven served in American coastal defense from 1897 to 1945, through the Spanish-American War and both World Wars.

View the Fort Screven Walking Tour

Tybee Island
Historical Society

The nonprofit Tybee Island Historical Society cares for the Light Station and Museum.

Historical Society
Tybee Island Historical Society podcast artwork with a vintage microphone and an outline of the island.

Tybee Remembers When

Oral histories from the people of Tybee Island, presented by the Tybee Island Historical Society. Scroll up or down to browse episodes. Each episode opens on the podcast website.

  1. “There Were No Rules” But an Abundance of Stories with Eddie Sheppard1 hr 29 min
  2. Tybee Arts Association Made Space for Creativity and Belonging on Tybee Island with Renee DeRossett55 min
  3. Tybee Time was the Perfect Summer Escape with Mike Braswell58 min
  4. The Hosti Girls Grew Up1 hr 22 min
  5. We Painted the Island Green: Tybee’s Irish Heritage and the Irish Heritage Parade | Jay Burke1 hr 6 min
  6. Fish Tales, Fort Tales, and Family Memories Shaped an Island’s Post WWII Community with Tony Heidt1 hr 5 min
  7. "Moose" Helmy Went from Rum Runner to Fishing Charter Legend | Captain Judy Helmy55 min
  8. The Captain Met the Kids: How Cap Walsh Helped Cecil and Elizabeth Johnson Build a Life on Tybee's Waters1 hr 0 min
  9. LOCAL VOICES LOST: Blanche Solomon - Recorded April 17, 19861 hr 24 min
  10. Kathleen Burke Went from Tybee to Oxford…and it all started at the Tybee Library56 min
  11. RUDY: Surfer, Shrimper - The Man, The Myth, The Legend ...1 hr 6 min
  12. We had to preserve paradise ...1 hr 18 min
  13. Fort Screven was developed and General George Marshall needed boots for the big parade...40 min
  14. The last Lighthouse Keeper's grandchildren still played on the grounds ...1 hr 6 min
  15. The Beach Bum Parade got its start...55 min
  16. UGA Legends Shared their Tybee Stories ...38 min
  17. It was the 1940's and we got a Public Library...1 hr 14 min
  18. Big George started North Beach Grill and Local Legend was born...42 min
  19. Riding a horse to school was not unusual....1 hr 27 min
  20. W.W. Law brought Civil Rights Activism, and Rep. Edna Jackson waded in the water...1 hr 27 min
  21. The Surf Community got down to business...55 min
  22. We saved the Tybee Post Theater...1 hr 1 min
  23. We went searching for the Tybee Bomb...1 hr 34 min
  24. The 70's surf culture was as big as it's personalities...1 hr 54 min
  25. There were two schools on the Island...1 hr 28 min
  26. We started this podcast...36 min
Georgia specialty license plate featuring the Tybee Island lighthouse.

GEORGIA RESIDENTS

Support the Tybee Island Lighthouse With Your Car Tag!

Grants funded by sales of this specialty license plate help maintain the lighthouse. Available to Georgia residents only.

Learn More About Tybee Lighthouse License Plate

Accessibility

The tower has 178 steps and no elevator, with resting platforms every 25 steps.

Call (912) 786-5801 to discuss access needs.

General visitor information
Historic lighthouse postcard

AFTER 1898

The Light House, Fort Schreven

Detroit Publishing Company / The New York Public Library. Public domain.

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ABOUT THIS DESIGN PREVIEW

Images & sources

The opening film

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Historic postcards

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Photography, identity & visitor information

The light station photographs, official seal, walking-tour images, license-plate image, visitor details, and historical facts are from Tybee Island Light Station and Museum ↗. Details were checked for this concept on November 5, 2026. The organization’s current visitor information remains the source for planning a trip.

Girl Scout Information icon

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Podcast

Original podcast artwork and show information from Tybee Remembers When, presented by the Tybee Island Historical Society and produced by Dee Daniels Media. Artwork is resized for this page. Episode titles, dates, and durations come from the official podcast feed.

Light Station and Museum detail photographs

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