This is exciting news!
Bodie Island Lighthouse has rarely been open to the public for many years and only to go into the base. That’s because it was too hazardous to climb the stairs, but a major $5 million renovation that included repairing the stairs took care of that problem. This lighthouse is roughly halfway between two other significant Outer Banks beacons: Currituck Lighthouse (to the north) and Cape Hatteras Lighthouse (to the south).
It reportedly got its name because of all the bodies that washed up on its shore from area shipwrecks. The Bodie Island Visitor Center, which is inside the former keeper’s house. It is roughly a 15-minute drive from Nags Head. Tours will run seasonally from 9 a.m. to 5:45 pm. daily ($8 adults, $4 seniors, free for children 11 and under—but children must be at least 42 inches tall and accompanied by an adult).
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