Plan Your Visit
Season Schedule
The ship is open for tours between 10AM and 3:30PM on the following days:
- Lewes Maritime Day through Labor Day Weekend: Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- After Labor Day Weekend until season close (mid-October): Fri, Sat, Sun
Special openings on Veteran’s Day and the first Saturday in December.
Admission
$5.00 – Adults & Children 15+
FREE – Children 14 and under
FREE – Overfalls Foundation members
Email [email protected] to inquire about booking group or off-season tours.
Location
The site is on the canal and adjacent to beautiful Canalfront Park.
Overfalls Lightship Museum
From 1820 to 1983 Lightships served to guide mariners away from dangerous shoals and other hazards to navigation. Opened in July of 2026, the Overfalls Lightship Museum contains artifacts and other exhibits that illustrate life aboard lightships and tells the story of American lightship service from its inception, to when the last US lightship was retired from its station south of Nantucket Island.
Stephanie Anne Wheelhouse
The Overfalls Foundation was fortunate to acquire the pilot house from the historic Lewes fishing boat Stephanie Anne when her owners were restoring the vessel. The structure was in very poor condition but had the potential of being repurposed as a museum to display the Foundation’s growing collection of maritime artifacts. The Stephanie Anne wheelhouse was restored by Overfalls volunteers and opened to the public as a museum in 2014. It was dedicated on June 4th, the 76th anniversary of the launch of the Lightship Overfalls. With the opening of our new museum building in 2026, the wheelhouse is now scheduled for renovations and will be integrated into our Welcome Center / Ship’s Store.
Ship Store and welcome center
In a previous life, this building was known as Sylvester’s Bait Shack. Restored and converted to our the Ship’s Store and Welcome Center it sells many items that will remind you of your memorable visit to the Lightship Overfalls, including toys, shirts, hats, gifts, books, media and other memorabilia.