We Are More Than
Just a Lighthouse.
We are more than just a lighthouse. We are a place where, for thousands of years, people have gathered, created a culture, celebrated life, and built community.
About the Jupiter
Inlet Lighthouse & Museum
The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is operated by the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization incorporated in 1972. We opened our first Lighthouse Museum just one year later in 1973. Through a long-term lease with the U.S. Coast Guard, the Society has served as the Lighthouse Operations Manager since 1994.
The Society is proud to be a managing partner in the 120-acre Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, a unit of our country’s beautiful National Conservation Lands.
Our Mission
As stewards of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum, and a managing partner of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (ONA), the Loxahatchee River Historical Society (LRHS) preserves, protects, and interprets the unique historical, cultural, archaeological, and natural characteristics of the Loxahatchee River region.
The Loxahatchee River Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the Loxahatchee River region’s 5,000 years of documented history. Our nonprofit provides expertise to and collaborates with partner organizations and government entities. We ensure the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse remains one of the best-kept lighthouses in the country. We foster connections between our community and visitors through events, recreational activities, exhibits, and educational programs. We engage with our past to understand our present and inspire our future.
The work of the Society, funded through admissions, memberships, donations, partnerships and grants, special events and gift shop sales, has built a solid foundation for the next stage of our growth. Our vision to create a world-class eco-heritage destination showcasing our multi-faceted history is being realized and is making a lasting impression on visitors from all over the globe. The historic and serenely beautiful Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is a source of civic pride and a rich educational beacon
for our state.