Lightner Museum, St. Augustine

About Lightner Museum

Lightner Museum houses the Otto C. Lightner Collection in the former Hotel Alcazar, a Gilded Age resort designed by Carrère and Hastings and built in 1888 in downtown St. Augustine. Visitors explore galleries of ornate furniture, American art glass, vintage typewriters, and rotating exhibitions such as Ceramics: Selections from the Otto C. Lightner Collection and Riding High: Vintage Bicycles from the Keith Pariani Collection. The museum hosts programs including Music in the Garden, Yoga in the Garden, and Lightner Museum Family Day. Group tours and guided experiences move through the museum's permanent galleries and special exhibitions across multiple floors. Children eleven and under receive free admission. Admission for adults is twenty dollars, with discounts available for seniors, students, military members, and St. Johns County residents. Tickets are sold online through the museum's website. The museum operates daily and publishes its hours there.