Cape Schanck Lighthouse

The Cape Schanck Lighthouse was built in 1859 as the second coastal lighthouse in the Australian state of Victoria .It is located on Cape Schanck, at the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula.

The lighthouse was not only one of the first such buildings in Victoria, it was moreover Australia's first lighthouse tower with stone stairs. During the 1970s and 1980s the facility was restored and has since become an attraction for tourists. Today there is a museum in the old assistants' quarters. Accommodation is available in the old residences of the lighthouse keeper..