When you mention a lighthouse a lot of people instantly think of some old movie with roaring waves crashing onto some rocky coastline, and the huge light of the lighthouse flashing as it rotates, warning ships to stay clear of the rocky shore, and usually these movies and scenes have the fog horn sounding eerily as well.
The one thing that most folks do not think of, is a lighthouse when it comes to a place to visit, the truth is a lighthouse is an incredibly fascinating place to visit, and one such place that should be placed on your list of places to visit is Split Rock Lighthouse located in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
A brief history of the Split Rock Lighthouse tells us that it was built in the early 1900's and completed in 1910, and it rapidly became one of Minnesota's most famous landmarks and attractions. So, you may be asking what is there to see or do at the Split Rock Lighthouse? Well, let me say that many visitors to the site, don't just stay there for an hour or two, but many spend the entire day and longer taking in some of the sights and sounds there.
Besides the Lighthouse, Visitors Center, and the Store, you can also tour through the Fog Signal Building, the Lighthouse Keepers House, which has been restored to how it really was back in the early days of the lighthouse, and the oil house. There are guides that are in period costumes to let you see how things really looked there in the early 1900's.
The list of things to see and do, goes on and on when you visit the Split Rock Lighthouse at Two Harbors, Minnesota, there are trails nearby to walk and enjoy, get spectacular photos of Lake Superior, don't forget to bring your favorite camera, watch ships and boats pass by on the water, and much more.