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.
Our Premier Lighthouse & Spaceflight Tour is fully guided, interactive with multimedia presentations. Length of tour is approximately 4 hours and
$62.50 (group and children discounts). We stop at the lighthouse where you spend approximately 1 hour and a Lighthouse docent provides a semi-guided tour. 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, gift store and grounds surrounding lighthouse await your visit.
We visit historic missile launch complexes, Space Program museums with artifacts and exhibits of Air Force launch vehicles and programs. The tour stops at the Space Force Missile Museum, you get to go into the block house where we launched our first satellite and walk where we launched our first U.S. Astronauts into space. 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. 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 hour and a Lighthouse docent provides a guided tour. 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 Hanger C home to a variety of refurbished missiles and spaceflight artifacts. You have an additional 30 minutes to peruse the indoor rocket garden. You then visit the Space Force Missile Museum where you go into the blockhouse where our first satellite was launched. Many other exhibits and artifacts await you, along with the many you already enjoyed at Hanger C. Tour requires one week advance reservation. BOOK NOW!
Lighthouse and Hanger C Excursion includes time at the Lighthouse, museum and grounds. A special treat to see inside Hanger 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, hanger C or just enjoying the grounds. Bathrooms are available on site and Canaveral Tours has water available on the van. The tour includes transportation and obtaining security clearance for guests. Reservations, like always, must be made a week in advance for US citizens and permanent residents. BOOK NOW!
We offer Private Tours for up to 10 guests. The private tour follow the same itinerary as our Premier Lighthouse and Spaceflight tour. You can participate without having to share the ride. We also offer custom dates and times for your schedule. Please contact us to set up your custom and private tour. BOOK NOW!
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 bring photo ID when checking in.
- 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.
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A Living Light
The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse has stood on the cape for over 150 years. In the beginning, the current lighthouse was located about a mile and a half east toward the tip of Cape Canaveral. It was not, however, the first lighthouse located on the cape. The first tower, built of brick, was just 65 feet tall.…
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Area History
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge began with the development of the US Space Program. In 1962, NASA acquired 140,000 acres of land adjacent to the existing USAF launch facility on Cape Canaveral and established the John F. Kennedy Space Center. NASA built a launch complex and support facilities, but most…