Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum

Completed between 1853 and 1860, this historic lighthouse was designed by the soon-to-be-famous Civil War officer George G. Meade. Meade's design was later modified by Lieutenant William Raynolds who completed the construction of the lighthouse. The lighthouse saw little action in the Civil War but became one of the centers of activity for the Navy's program of using radio waves to detect German submarines during World War II. Visitors to this site can learn about the history of the lighthouse and the region back to the period before Columbus with a tour of the lighthouse museum that opened in 1973.