Join us on a journey through the
evolution of exploration.
The Lighthouse guided the first explorers along the coast, stood tall
with the dawn of spaceflight, and continues to shine as we embark
toward the new frontier of interplanetary travel.
A fully guided Premier Tour and 2 Excursions available, see details below from $35 to $62.50.
UPDATE FOR TOURS THROUGH JUNE 8: Sand’s History Center is undergoing renovations and is not available for visits.
Our Premier Lighthouse & Spaceflight Tour is fully guided, interactive with multimedia presentations. Length of tour is approximately 4 hours and adult ticket is $62.50. You visit the lighthouse where you spend approximately 1 1/2 hours. The first 5 floors of the lighthouse inside are available for climbing as well as the outside 3rd floor staircase when weather permits. The lighthouse museum and grounds surrounding lighthouse await your visit. Also on campus is Hangar C home to a variety of refurbished missiles and spaceflight artifacts. Enjoy stepping back into early flight history and peruse the indoor rocket garden.
We visit Space Program museums with artifacts and exhibits of Air Force launch vehicles and artifacts. You can stand where we launched our first U.S. Astronauts into space. We stop at the historic missile launch complex of the Navaho and Minuteman missile projects. At the Space Force Missile Museum, you get to go into the block house and firing room where we launched our first satellite. The tour also has views of the vast surrounding of the cape including historic Cape Canaveral Community Cemetery. The wildlife on the cape at times give us a display as they have so much protected land to live and thrive on. Tour requires advance reservations. BOOK NOW!
The Lighthouse and Missile Museum Excursion is a 3 hour excursion for $45 per person. You visit the lighthouse where you spend approximately 1 1/2 hours. The first 5 floors of the lighthouse inside are available for climbing as well as the outside 3rd floor staircase when weather permits. The lighthouse museum and grounds surrounding lighthouse await your visit. Also on campus is Hangar C home to a variety of refurbished missiles and spaceflight artifacts. Enjoy stepping back into early flight history and peruse the indoor rocket garden. The excursion includes a visit to the Space Force Missile Museum where you go into the blockhouse where our first satellite was launched. Many other exhibits and artifacts await you. Tour requires advance reservation. BOOK NOW!
Lighthouse and Hangar C Excursion includes time at the Lighthouse, museum and grounds. A special treat to see inside Hangar C is also available while you are visiting. It is located just next door and home to a tremendous collection of artifacts from the Air Force Space and Missile Museum. This is a 2 hour excursion for $35.
You will have 1 1/2 hours on your visit to spend wherever you choose on campus. In the lighthouse, the museum, hangar C or just enjoying the grounds. Bathrooms are available on site. The tour includes transportation and obtaining security clearance for guests. Reservations, like always, must be made in advance for US citizens and permanent residents. BOOK NOW!
We offer Private Tours for 6 to 10 guests. The private tour follow the same itinerary as our Premier Lighthouse and Spaceflight tour. We offer custom dates and times, as available. (Tours do not run on Sunday and Monday) Please contact us to set up your custom and private tour. CONTACT US!
If you have mobility issues or need handicap accessibility please CONTACT US!
All Tours pickup at the Sands Space History Center, in Cape Canaveral. When navigating it is best to use Museum name rather than address (100 Space Port Way, Cape Canaveral). Tour times are varied, however most tours begin around 9am.
All Tours have mandatory requirements
- Security information is mandatory and required in advance, for all guests. U.S. citizens and residents only, Foreign Visitors are not granted access.
- Security information must be provided in advance to get you privileges onto the station. You will receive details to after reservation. If information is not received in advance, as per reservation, we will be forced to cancel the reservation with no refund.
- Changes to the itinerary, schedule and transportation my occur, we will notify you with details should that happen. If payment has been made 100% refund will be provided if you are unable to go on tour.
- Adults, over 18, must have government issued photo ID when checking in.
- Children 3 and under must be in a federally approved car seat (not provided) and a ticket must be purchased.
- The Space Force Station is a secure military facility; no concealed weapons are allowed.
- Only service animals are allowed on the Space Force Station.
- Climbing inside lighthouse is restricted to first 5 floors.
- There is a minimum height of 48 inches to climb the lighthouse.
- Shoes with heel straps or closed toes are required to climb, flip-flops and high-heeled shoes are not permitted.
- Bathrooms are available at museum stops.
- No conveniences to purchase drink or food are available during tour, water is available at the lighthouse.