This place is great, especially if you love learning about history. There is an entry fee, but it is affordable and absolutely worth it in my opinion. I also appreciated that they were open until 6PM on a weekday! I would say you can cover everything in about 1 hour, maybe a little longer if you want to spend more time or if you have kids. The lighthouse and the keeper's house are beautifully restored with lots of informative and interesting reads. Also plenty of staff around that are very nice, helpful and well-informed. The interior museum was great as well. There's a short movie that runs every 10-20 minutes. The gift shop is about what you'd expect, but I also appreciated they had a collection of artwork from local artists available for purchase. And I almost forgot to mention the stunning views of Lake Superior! I'd definitely recommend making a stop here if you're nearby and have an hour to kill. It's right off the highway and very convenient.

Beautifully kept light house with amazing history and very talented guides to help you to understand the facilities. The story about the light house is very well preserved with great photos and pieces. The views are amazing and the so well kept that you get a great feel for what it might of been like to stay there. This is a definite must see on the North Shore!

8 dollars per person when I came in 2nd of April. I love this place, it's fascinating how the people lived and built at time. There is a little museum explain the story, a theatre with a movie explaining the origins, trails to walk around and the light house which you can enter but then you need to book in advance and it's a guided tour (cost extra too). There is also a little shop to buy souvenir which is cute. I love this place, but one tip, it's super windy up there in the lighthouse so be aware.

Very beautifully bucolic setting with plenty of informed staff. The grounds are kept immaculate and well marked. There is a small museum on-site as well. There are some steps and hill climbing, and you'll have a majestic view of Lake Superior.

Split Rock Lighthouse is a must-visit for nature lovers and history enthusiasts alike. There is $12 entrance fee to offer self guided tours of the grounds and lighthouse, but don't let that turn you away. Prior to seeing the lighthouse, they offer a short video explaining the history. There are well-informed staff at each part of the attraction to answer questions and offer information about the lighthouse as well. The lighthouse itself is a short walk from the main building, and they allow visitors to walk up to the top and tour the original lighthouse Keeper's home with the pass. The views of Lake Superior are incredible!

Probably one of my new favorite places we’ve been! Admissions were very reasonable. Tour guides were well informed and had so many interesting things to talk about. Loved going to the house and touring there. The lighthouse was very neat as well. The whole history around this place was very interesting. Go here if you’re in the area and take the walk down to Pebble Beach to see the lighthouse from below. Definitely worth the view!

Absolutely a step into history! We love this place, my husband took me once while we were dating and I loved it so much we returned a few years later and he proposed here. It's the perfect setting, the water was glistening, the fog horn was blown for demonstration, the lighthouse was beautiful and open to go inside, the water front was just down the steps, which is alot of steps but worth it. Some man noticed he proposed and asked me if that was what happened and I said yes it was, he happened to be a photographer there for another reason and offered to take a few engagement pictures for me! It was so kind! And they tuned out great for an impromptu photo shoot! I love this place, I am sad they recently closed the walk past the keepers house. I always wanted to volunteer to be a keeper for a year. We would love to be part of history and preserve its life! We return every couple years from Illinois. If you come for vacation stay at the northern rail train car suites! It's just up the road and Absolutely the coolest hotel, we laugh and say someday we will take over for the owners when they retire. Come visit this amazing piece of history. The lake air will do everyone good I promise!

100% worth the stop. Small fee to gain access to all the historical grounds. Take the time to watch the short 13 minute video before heading outside. Super informative! You're able to climb the stairs to the top of the lighthouse to see the light. The views are astounding everywhere you turn. Definitely take advantage and walk down every path you can. I also recommend the hilly walk down to the shore for amazing pictures. Be adventurous and take the tram stairs back up, it's a work out but there are several resting platforms on the way up!

Lots of history about the property, original lighthouse keeper, and the lighthouse itself. There are several trails you can hike and get some great distant views of the lighthouse. Walk a little further (.3 miles) and the trails takes you to a beach where you can also view the lighthouse.

A worthwhile trip up the North Shore, the site not only has really well maintained grounds but also the actual historic structure itself is really well cared for. They have done a really good job in not only the historic preservation front but also in interpretation of the site itself, moreso the lives of the people that worked there. An extremely professional and relatively "modern" museum in how it presents itself. A $12 admission price is a steal to go see a place like this.

Split Rock Lighthouse is such a fun and beautiful day adventure to take part in when you are up on the north shore of Lake Superior. It is not only beautiful, but it is a historic and educational sight seeing attraction. Taking the tour up into the Lighthouse is a great adventure. The views of the lake shore line from here are amazingly beautiful as well.

This place is very well maintained! Employees are super nice. It has an interesting story and it is well documented. They CHARGE for parking ($7) and to enter the lighthouse ($12) separately! View is pretty from up there. Overall it’s worth it. They also let you in one of the families’ homes who use to take care of the lighthouse and they still have their old appliances!

We went in January right when Duluth put a mandatory mask mandate in place. The lighthouse was closed but the views were amazing which is why we are giving it four stars. The learning center was informational.

What an experience!!! Park is beautifully maintained. There was an entrance fee, but we'll worth it. Park is relatively large. You'll walk through the main building which has a gift shop right behind. There are restrooms inside. Once you pay you can check out the little museum or go straight to the lighthouse. There's a older house beforehand worth a walk through. Climb a few stairs and you'll be inside the lighthouse which requires another 33 flight of stairs to the top. Wonderful experience, if you love lighthouses, make sure you stop

Really great views and great history throughout. There's a lot of information and visuals to make it fun for all ages. There are guided tours that go on as well if you want a more in depth style of visit, but there's a theater that shows a good overview if that's more your speed.

What a fun little stop along the pretty Minnesota coast!! Seeing the light house was pretty fun, but more so from a distance. The inside is very cool but it’s very cramped (understandably) so when there’s a lot of people it’s kind of hard to enjoy the inside, but there’s a walkway down to the water that has such a nice and fun view of the lighthouse, as well as a little porch with another great view! Me and my girlfriend are both very happy we made this stop and can’t wait to visit other historic lighthouses like this one.

Been coming back here since I was a kid... It never gets old. Great views, great facility, wonderful staff and fun learning. Trails into the State Park are always a great addition as the view back to the light house from the lake shore is remarkable.

Wonderful views and a well preserved piece of history. The lighthouse itself has many informational kiosks and helpful/knowledgeable staff. The trails around the lighthouse were my favorite part with some fun rock beaches to walk along.

If you are a lighthouse fan, a beach fan, a Lake Superior fan, enjoy a nice hike, you must visit Split Rock Lighthouse. We learned about the history of the lighthouse and it's keepers through the short video before our exploration of the property, and while in the keepers' home, the fog horn house, and around the property. There was a decent line to go up into the lighthouse itself, but we passed that up due to time constraints and instead took the leisurely hike down to Lake Superior to get some stunning photos of the light from that vantage point. Well worth a visit.

8 dollars per person. Nice place, it's fascinating how the people lived and built at time. There is a little museum. There is also a little shop to buy souvenir which is cute. I love this place, but one tip, it's super windy up there in the lighthouse so be aware.

First time touring the Lighthouse and we are really glad we did. As a family of 5 it was affordable and an experience our kids enjoyed as well. If we did it again we would watch the video before going up to the lighthouse. Not as much walking or steps as we expected there to be. The tour guides were very helpful in answering any questions we had. We enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it to everyone thinking of checking it out.

Hard to beat the iconic Split Rock Lighthouse and Visitor Center on the rocky coast of Minnesota's North Shore. Wonderful history museum with friendly staff, award-winning film, gift shop, historic buildings, lighthouse access, and hiking trails with grand views of the lighthouse from the south shore. A must see when exploring the always breathtaking North Shore. Check it out!

One of the few lighthouses that you can actually go inside. The gear box was glass so you could really get a better idea of how ot all works. Also beautiful costal views and one of the original house with all the old artifacts intact and well maintained. Tons of passionate staff willing to talk and feed information. Very cool experience

We did not plan to stop at the lighthouse, but so very glad we did. We were impressed that we were able to enter the lighthouse AND one of the caretaker homes. You can walk around the back side of the lighthouse for an excellent view of Lake Superior. There was a wait to go inside the lighthouse, but the view and side building w/history bulletins made that wait seem very short. Only downside I could see was that the lighthouse was not accessible for individuals with walking disabilities. Stairs only up to the lighthouse.

Tickets are a little much in our opinion. Definitely making money!! But who doesn't these days. Everything is $ 20. dollars a person. Beautiful views. Worker were nice 👍. **** 4 Stars.

Beautiful place. I have been here in the winter and summer, and it's gorgeous anytime of year. We took our 14 month old in May, and she loved wandering around the grounds and splashing in the water at the bottom of the tramway trail. Highly recommend if you are passing by when it is open.

Extremely well maintained. This adds to the historic treasure you will find at this location. The overall experience of stepping back in to the past is enhanced by a remarkably well preserved housing quarters and grounds area. I would say touring this old home quarters is worth every bit of the effort to get here and admission included ... But you also get the Light House which is absolutely fantastic. This is a Do Not Miss opportunity.

This is such a beautiful lighthouse. You can see it off the highway as you approach from the south. There is so much history here. They have a theater area where you can learn even more. There is a small museum area. The gift shop is nice. The staff is amazing. Bathrooms were very clean. We walked the grounds and went into the lighthouse. You can also go into the light keeper's house. There was a wonderful lady who could give you a lot of history about the house. You need to be able to climb stairs to get up to the lighthouse. We did not see any ramps. If you can't climb stairs, you can go to the inside museum and around the grounds below the lighthouse. It is definitely worth the stop. The cost was reasonable.

A lot of fun and breathtaking scenery very respectful and knowledgeable team. It also has a lot of areas to hike, the place is very clean and well maintained easy to get there, and a lot of parking. Also, there is a gift shop and a ton of art.