JUPITER, Fla. — Before the Florida heat warms up the cobbled trails, Josh Liller likes to walk them, an activity that doesn't get old. 

“Especially because you get this breeze through the natural breezeway with the seagrass," Liller said. 

That breezeway leads to his life's passion: lighthouses. 


What You Need To Know

  • Josh Liller works as the lead historian at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum

  • Liller has visited more than 50 lighthouses in his lifetime

  • He says he loves the views from the tower and the history that comes with it


Liller has visited more than 50 lighthouses all over the world, but one of his favorites remains the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse where he now works as the lead historian. 

“With the exception of five of these stairs, these are the original iron stairs from 1860," Liller explained as we climbed the winding stairs inside the Jupiter lighthouse. 

Along the climb, Liller filled us in on some of the lighthouse's nearly 200-year history.

“I was always really passionate about history, but I didn't find a love for them until I started working at one and realized how much rich and local history there really was.” 

At the top you get a look at the mirror system this lighthouse uses and of course the breath-taking views of the water overlooking Jupiter. 

Views that change with time, but keep Liller coming back day after day.

"It's a great vantage point of the area as things change," Liller said. "Current events become history and we have to make sure we don't wait 50 years and document it as it happens.” 

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is open seven days a week. It has multiple docents and volunteers on site for guided tours and questions.