Highland Light, Truro

Awesome lighthouse with a lot of history and national significance that offers very interesting information from a great staff. Only a few minutes from Provincetown and the beautiful National Seashore... it has long visiting hours and frequent guided tours that make this a very easy place to experience, and if you like lighthouses, it's not to be missed!

Parents beware, you cannot assist your child while climbing up or down the lighthouse. We were recently on our family vacation and stopped at this lighthouse. Several of us decided to climb to the top of the lighthouse. My 7 year old was excited but nervous about the climb however he did great climbing all the way to the top. When it was time to come down he became scared to climb down the ladder and had some difficulty. I put my hand up to reassure that I was there and the older woman yelled at me telling me that I could not do that. She was obviously irritated with my son and was making faces. Finally, as he reluctantly came down the ladder I helped him. The older woman began shouting at me, stomped her feet and clapped her hands saying that was not allowed in this lighthouse. Fortunately, we were able to get down the steps without further incident. This older woman was rude and miserable from the time we got up to where she was.