As a Native Floridian and a Lighthouse enthusiast I have visited the lighthouses of Florida on the East Coast. The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is Florida's tallest lighthouse completed in 1887 the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is one of Florida's best preserved lighthouses. It is located 10 miles south of Daytona Beach and is open to the public year round. In 1998, this lighthouse was designated a National Historic Landmark. Visitors can climb 203 steps to the top of this 175 foot tower. Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is the tallest and the second tallest masonry lighthouse in the nation. The lighthouse keeper's dwellings are now a museum which features one of the finest collections of Fresnel lenses in the world, including the rotating first order Fresnel lens from the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse.
Here is a photo of the museum of the Fresnel Lenses.
Even with today's technology no one can duplicate the first order lens. These are truly magnificent pieces if you are ever in the Daytona Beach area and you like Florida history, take time to visit the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse. This lighthouse sits on the Halifax and Indian Rivers which flow to the Atlantic Ocean with magnificent views.
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