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remushtx t1_j9q5pky wrote

What's the deal with the lighthouses!

I want to visit, and all I know about Maine is their lighthouses. Can you go in them? Are they just pretty to look at it? Is it like a museum? Everything I've looked up just returns a list of lighthouses. I think it would be cool to go to the top of one, but is that even an option? Any other recommendations of what to do are welcome :)

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Tony-Flags t1_j9ql2dm wrote

Most of them you kinda just walk around, look at them and take a picture. Many are at very scenic places, so you know, you walk around and take a picture. Maybe bring a lunch and sit and eat your lunch while you look at the lighthouse.

There may be special days when you can go inside/up some of them, but not really. There are some that have little museums attached. Some are on islands, so unless you have a boat, you can't go there.

I can't believe I'm explaining how to go to a lighthouse to someone.

There's more to Maine than lighthouses. Like towns, and other shit to go look at. Check out some blogs on Maine tourism ideas, not hard to find.

Edit: I vaguely recall going up to the top of the Owls Head light, but that's not a very tall lighthouse at all.

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remushtx t1_j9rtnub wrote

Well. I understand I could've looked at blogs and online, but also thought that it'd be fine to go to an advice/Q&A platform literally about tourism to ask my questions about tourism and get a more nuanced answer. Obviously gonna do that too. Not sure why people downvote an honest question.

I'm from the south. I've never seen a lighthouse in my life. I hope the experience is better than this interaction

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ecco-domenica t1_j9z3tyx wrote

They're just another tourist attraction. Honestly, we don't find them that interesting. You can't go inside. A handful of them might get occasionally opened up for visitors maybe one day every five years or so. Some of them have nice grounds where you can have a picnic, look at the water, and take a picture of the lighthouse, all enjoyable ways to spend a summer afternoon. Others are at the end of breakwaters that you can walk out on. If it's a foggy day, you might hear a foghorn. That's about all the nuance I have to offer.

There isn't anything special about them we could tell you that you can't just google for yourself. There used to be lighthouse fan organizations, kind of like antique auto clubs so that might be a place to start. If you search this sub, you'll find nice pictures other people have taken of them.

If you take some time to get an idea of what area you want to visit or which lighthouses look interesting to you, and you still have questions about them, maybe try again. Specific questions get better answers than general ones. Maybe pick two you like the looks of and ask which is better to visit with little kids for example.

If I asked /georgia what's the deal with the peaches, I wouldn't expect to get much useful info.

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Standing2Close t1_jaanigo wrote

They’re all open to the public and free to climb! Just pick one and go! My favorite is jumping into the water from the top!

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