Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours

09/13/2024

👻 🖤 FRIDAY THE 13th! Featured on Ghost Hunters, the Travel Channel and voted one of the most Haunted Destinations in America by USA TODAY 10Best — Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours take place at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum!

Fall tour dates:
👻 September 13-15
🖤 September 20-22
👻 September 27-29
🖤 October 4-6
👻 October 11-13
🖤 October 18 & 20
👻 October 25-27
🖤 October 31 - Special Halloween Tour!

💡With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only ghost tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night!

🎟️RSVP in advance here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

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08/13/2024

👻🍁FALL GHOST TOURS! Featured on Ghost Hunters, the Travel Channel and voted one of the most Haunted Destinations in America by USA TODAY 10Best — Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours take place at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum!

Fall tour dates:
👻 August 16-18
🍁August 23-25
👻 August 30-31
🍁September 1 & 6-8
👻 September 13-15
🍁September 20-22
👻 September 27-29
🍁 October 4-6
👻 October 11-13
🍁 October 18 & 20
👻 October 25-27
🍁 October 31 - Special Halloween Tour!

💡With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only ghost tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night!

🎟️RSVP in advance here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

📸: Allison Jones

07/23/2024

Did we catch the Shadow Figure? 👻

There is a Shadow Figure first documented by Ghost Hunters while filming at the St. Augustine Lighthouse many years ago. We believe we caught the figure in this video from July 10, 2024 on a Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour!

📍 RSVP for a tour: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

07/10/2024

Today is a sad day in our Lighthouse history. It’s the anniversary of the tramway accident that killed Mary & Eliza Pittee and their young unnamed playmate on July 10, 1873 while the second St. Augustine Lighthouse was under construction. The girls were playing in a rail cart that led to water when the brakes failed, causing the cart to flip over, trapping them underneath the water. A construction worker who witnessed the accident rushed over to help, but could only save one child, Carrie Pittee, who was Mary and Eliza’s sister.

The girls’ presence is still felt today. People say they hear giggling and singing throughout the grounds. Learn more about the girls on our Dark of the Moon Ghost Ghost Tours every Wednesday through Sunday.

Make reservations here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

07/09/2024

👻🌓 DARK OF THE MOON GHOST TOURS! Featured on Ghost Hunters, the Travel Channel and voted one of the most Haunted Destinations in America by USA TODAY 10Best — Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours take place at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum!

Extra tours have been added during the summer months:
👻July 10-14
👻July 17-21
👻July 24-28 and July 31
👻 August 2-4
👻 August 9-11
👻 August 16-18
👻 August 23-25
👻 August 30-31

💡With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only ghost tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night!

🎟️RSVP in advance here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

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06/21/2024

👻🌓 SUMMER GHOST TOURS! Featured on Ghost Hunters, the Travel Channel and voted one of the most Haunted Destinations in America by USA TODAY 10Best — Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours take place at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum!

Extra tours have been added during the summer months:
👻June 21-23
👻June 26-30
👻July 3, July 5-6
👻July 10-14
👻July 17-21
👻July 24-28 and July 31
👻 August 2-4
👻 August 9-11
👻 August 16-18
👻 August 23-25
👻 August 30-31

💡With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only ghost tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night!

🎟️RSVP in advance here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

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05/17/2024

👻EXTRA GHOST TOURS ADDED for summer! Featured on Ghost Hunters, the Travel Channel and voted one of the most Haunted Destinations in America by USA TODAY 10Best — Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours take place at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum! Extra tours have been added during the summer months:
👻May 17-19
👻May 24-26
👻May 31
👻June 1-2
👻June 7-9
👻June 12-16
👻June 19-23
👻June 26-30
👻July 3, July 5-6
👻July 10-14
👻July 17-21
👻July 24-28 and July 31

💡With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only ghost tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night!

🎟️RSVP in advance here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

04/18/2024

💡With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse.

👻Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour is the only tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night.

📍St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum — every Friday-Sunday nights and other select dates.

🎟️ RSVP: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

📸: Christina Klimek Acee

03/28/2024

THROWBACK THURSDAY! Carrie Pittee and Daughter Izah — You May not recognize this woman immediately, but if you’ve been on one of our ghost tours at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, you definitely know of her. The woman in this photo is Carrie Hutchinson née Pittee. Hezekiah Pittee and his family had moved down from Maine to oversee the construction of our current lighthouse. Unfortunately, during the construction process, a horrible tragedy occurred that resulted in the death of two of Carrie’s sisters, Mary and Eliza, as well as another girl. Carrie was the only one who survived, and the Pittee family moved back to Maine after the accident. Carrie went on to marry Adelbert Hutchinson and have a daughter, Izah Estilla. This photo, taken many years after the accident, shows Carrie with her daughter Izah.

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📸: Photo donated to the museum collections from Carrie’s family.

02/28/2024

👻🌗EXTRA GHOST TOURS ADDED for spring break! Featured on Ghost Hunters, the Travel Channel and voted one of the most Haunted Destinations in America by — Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours take place at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum! Extra tours have been added for spring break:
👻March 1-3
👻March 8-10
👻March 13-17
👻March 20-24
👻March 27-31
👻April 3-7
👻April 10-14
👻April 17-21
👻April 26-28

💡With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only ghost tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night!

🎟️RSVP in advance here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

01/30/2024

Explore the 1876 Keepers’ House when you experience Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum! Tours are held every Friday-Sunday. RSVP here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

📸 Bryan Lee Williams

01/21/2024

👻GHOST STORIES! Have you heard about the Pittee sisters at the St. Augustine Lighthouse when the tower was under construction? Join us for two ghost experiences and hear more stories based on history:

👻 Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour (Lighthouse and Grounds) — During the one-and-a-half to two hour tour, with only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night.

👻 Lighthouse Ghost Tales — Hear the histories and hauntings of the St. Augustine Lighthouse in this one (1) hour guided tour of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. A guide will lead you through the Lightkeepers' House, grounds, and to the base of the Lighthouse tower sharing the ghost tales of the Lighthouse.

Learn more & RSVP: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/Events.aspx

📸: The Keepers' House at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

01/12/2024

Investigate the basement of the Keepers’ House on a Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours, offered every Friday through Sunday. We encourage advance reservations. TICKETS: staugustinelighthouse.org and click on tickets

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11/27/2023

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11/26/2023

Featured on Ghost Hunters, the Travel Channel and voted one of the most Haunted Destinations in America! Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours take place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum.

With only a glow stick as lighting, guides share the history and ghost stories of the people who have lived, worked, and visited the Lighthouse. Dark of the Moon is the only ghost tour that gets you in the Lighthouse grounds at night!

Special holiday dates in December include December 26-28, and all Fridays-Sundays. There will not be a tour on December 31.

RSVP in advance here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/SelectEvent.aspx?eventid=1000003

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11/15/2023

👻 Lighthouse Ghost Tales — Hear the history and hauntings of the St. Augustine Lighthouse in this one-hour guided tour of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. A guide will lead you through the Lightkeepers' House, grounds, and to the base of the Lighthouse tower sharing the ghost tales of the Lighthouse.

This tour is great for families, children, and those interested in the history of the ghosts of the lighthouse.

RSVP: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/Events.aspx

📸: First photo of the 1876 Keepers’ House by Zero149 Photography

11/09/2023

📕💡NEW LOCAL LIGHTHOUSE BOOK! Shadows in the Light: Ghosts of the St. Augustine Lighthouse is all-new and available EXCLUSIVELY in the St. Augustine Lighthouse store and online! Written by current and former staff members who have been ghost guides, this is the only book that tells ALL of the Lighthouse ghost stories!

📚Buy the book online here: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/Products/ShadowsintheLight.aspx?skuid=1002210

Book description:
Heartbreak, duty, and rotten luck. The St. Augustine Lighthouse stands as more than just a beacon in the night sky for passing ships; it is also as a final haunting place, for many who lived, worked, and died there. Told by those who’ve worked, visited, and volunteered at the Lighthouse, Shadows in the Light illuminates the often tragic, sometimes romantic, lives of the spirits said to keep company within and around the Lighthouse. Let the spine-chilling true accounts transport you to the Lighthouse’s beginning and beyond, in a supernatural exploration of one of America’s most haunted historical landmarks.

11/02/2023

HELLO, NOVEMBER! The St. Augustine Lighthouse is among “The creepiest places in all 50 states” according to CNN and HGTV!

Tickets & Events: staugustinelighthouse.org

From the list:

Florida: St. Augustine Lighthouse

Completed in 1874 and still active to this day, the St. Augustine Lighthouse is said to be haunted by several former keepers and their families. The most famous ghosts of the lighthouse are two young sisters, Eliza and Mary, who drowned in the nearby water. Their laughter can supposedly be heard at the top of the tower late at night, while Eliza has been spotted on the grounds wearing the same blue dress she died in. For paranormal enthusiasts, the Dark of the Moon tour takes visitors inside the lighthouse tower and the keepers’ house at night.

See the entire list here: https://www.cnn.com/wbd/the-creepiest-places-in-all-50-states/index.html

📷: John Merriam, Merriam Multimedia

10/25/2023

10/14/2023

💡IN THE NEWS! Ghost Guide Sammy talks with The 904 Now App about spooky season at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum! 👻 Book a ghost tour now: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/Events.aspx

09/30/2023

IN THE NEWS! The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum was voted No. 5 Best Haunted Destination in America 2023 by USA Today 10Best editors and readers!

From the list: The United States is filled with purportedly haunted locations, each with its own ghost stories and spectral occurrences, ready for visitors to experience them firsthand and come out with their own stories.

These 10 haunted destinations have been voted by our readers as the best in the country for extraordinary reports of paranormal activity.

🖤 Experience the lighthouse at night on a Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour, Paranormal Investigation, or Lighthouse Ghost Tales — available select nights each week. Tickets & Details: https://store.staugustinelighthouse.org/Events.aspx

📷: Full moon photo from September 29, 2023 by

09/05/2023

✅ Vote for St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum in the USA TODAY 10Best Best Haunted Destination category! 👻

👉🏽VOTE HERE: https://10best.usatoday.com/awards/travel/best-haunted-destination-2023/st-augustine-lighthouse-maritime-museum-st-augustine-florida/

Paranormal activity reported at the St. Augustine Lighthouse includes the disembodied voice of a woman asking for help. Dark of the Moon ghost tours take visitors into the lighthouse at night to learn about the spirits that may still haunt the 1876 Keepers’ House and 1874 lighthouse tower.

📸: John Merriam, Merriam Multimedia