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    • Coastal Georgia Historical Society
      St. Simons Lighthouse Museum
      610 Beachview Drive
      St. Simons Island, Georgia 31522
      (912) 638-4666

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      (912) 634-7090

      World War II Home Front Museum
      4201 1st Street, East Beach
      (912) 634-7098

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    • St. Simons Lighthouse Museum
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      Monday - Saturday
      10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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      12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
      Tickets are sold until 4:30 p.m. each day.

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      Monday - Friday
      9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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      $6 Ages 6 - 12
      $2 Military discount with ID
      Children under six and Society members are admitted free of charge.

      The Museums and Museum Stores are closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Easter Sunday. The Society administrative offices are closed all major holidays.

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