The Cape Henry Lighthouse protects mariners who are sailing across the ocean, but who protects the oceans? Learn how you can be a Marine Conservation Warrior and keep our oceans […]

Ahoy there!  Come visit the lighthouse and learn how to do many pirate activities such as making rope, tying knots, making signal flags, navigating open oceans and the art of […]

Join Cape Henry Lighthouse staff and the Back Bay Astronomers as we close out the summer with a Great American Camp Out! The event starts at 7:30pm and ends at […]

This event is free and open to active/retired military/ DoD ID holders and their families. Join the Cape Henry Lighthouse on the lookout at the Cape Henry Memorial Park overlooking the ocean as we read a children’s book related to the ocean and lighthouse. Stick around for a fun quick craft that accompanies the book that you can take home!

Join us for a once in a lifetime opportunity! Watch the sunset over the Chesapeake Bay from the top of the historic Cape Henry Lighthouse. Tickets are $10, kids under […]

The Fresnel Lens revolutionized and assisted naval navigation with its invention in 1822. Join us on July 23rd at 7pm as we dive into the mechanics of how it projects light miles further than any other lens. Be introduced to the man who created the lens that changed navigation, Augustin Jean Fresnel, a French engineer.