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Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy
The Old Striped Lighthouse of Lignano Sabbiadoro
This retired lighthouse survived demolition on one condition: it had to give up its light and stand next to its replacement.
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Beacons, most often situated on a coast, help watercraft avoid disaster while also guiding them to a friendly port. They come in all shapes and sizes, and each has a story to tell. Learn about these iconic sentinels of the sea (and lakes).
Talacre, United Kingdom
Point of Ayr Lighthouse
Built after 200+ deaths in 1775, this Welsh lighthouse served 68 years, then stood obsolete for 180 more, outliving its purpose.
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La Paloma, Uruguay
Faro de Cabo de Santa María
A storm erased the nearly finished tower overnight in 1872. Two years later, they built it again and lit the coast.
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Kythira Municipality, Greece
Kapsali Lighthouse
Built in 1853, this British lighthouse became Greek in 1864: a coronation gift for a king who needed all the help he could get.
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Santa Cruz, California, United States
Waltons Lighthouse
Most of California's lighthouses are 19th-century relics. This one was built in 2001 to honor a sailor lost in 1945.
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Ottenby, Sweden
Långe Jan
Sweden's tallest lighthouse was built from a recycled medieval chapel and spent 60 years with an open fire on top.
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Nexø, Denmark
Duodde Fyr
Denmark's tallest lighthouse was built in 1962 because the sand, so fine it filled hourglasses, kept burying its predecessor.
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Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, France
Feu de Grosse Terre
Built in 1972 as one of France's last major lighthouses, its real challenge isn't guiding ships: it's outrunning the sea.
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Jeju-si, South Korea
Iho Tewoo Horse Lighthouses
Jeju's horse-shaped lighthouses honor an island that once supplied 30,000 horses to Mongol conquerors: and nearly lost the breed.
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Hjørring, Denmark
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse
A museum about sand drift, defeated by sand drift.
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Djúpvegur, Iceland
Óshólar Lighthouse
This 1937 lighthouse guided boats to a town with no road access until 1950, where the sea was safer than land for decades.
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Struer, Denmark
Grisetå Odde Fyr
This Danish lighthouse guides ships through treacherous straits and graces cheese packages in German grocery stores.
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Sydney, Australia
Hornby Lighthouse
Built in 1858 after two devastating shipwrecks, Hornby Lighthouse still stands at the edge of South Head..
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Kralendijk, Netherlands
The Harbour Village Lighthouse
Though its home is on the same island as Fort Oranje, this distinctly yellow lighthouse has a colorful history, and even more colorful neighbors.
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Skye, United Kingdom
Waternish Lighthouse
The Waternish Lighthouse on the northernmost point of the Isle of Skye is a great spot for spotting dolphins, whales, and… an 18th century military officer in drag?
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La Martre, Quebec, Canada
La Martre Lighthouse
The only creatures helping man the lighthouse these days are the abundant seagulls from nearby cliffs.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
Lighthouses of Iceland
The story of a Icelandic lighthouse keeper.
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Robe, South Australia, Australia
Robe Obelisk
Reminiscent of Waldo’s attire, this lighthouse can't be saved from Mother Nature.
San Pedro, California, United States
Los Angeles Harbor Light
The home of "Moaning Maggie" and "Blatting Betty."
Renforth, New Brunswick, Canada
Renforth Lighthouse
Despite being a lighthouse, this story is a bit dark...
Oceanside, Iceland
Öndverðarnes Lighthouse
Situated on the westernmost point on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, this quaint lighthouse is surrounded by rocky ruins and grassy hills
Anatoliki Mani, Greece
Lighthouse Tenaro
If you’re an Ancient Greek, though, you’d give this abyss a more… creative description: the gate to the Underworld.
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Cape Spear Lighthouse
It was a foggy morning on the easternmost point of North America. The route to the wharf was primed for celebration — but disaster was about to strike.
Bristol, Maine, United States
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
A former Keeper of this lighthouse is the only person to be awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Gold Lifesaving Medal–America’s highest military and civilian decorations.
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Taranaki, New Zealand
Cape Egmont Lighthouse
Originally built in 1865, this lighthouse was dismantled and moved to Cape Egmont after it was mistaken for another lighthouse.
Busan, South Korea
Yeongdo Lighthouse
This lighthouse is built near a forest once used for archery by an ancient king.
La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Fuencaliente Lighthouse
Though the active volcano on this Spanish Island might give you pause, the sights, wines, and beaches are like as Siren's call.
Sagres, Portugal
Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
This lighthouse is located on the most south-westerly point in Europe.
Látrabjarg, Iceland
Bjargtangar Lighthouse
The westernmost structure in Europe, and the only permanent building on Látrabjarg, Iceland’s largest seabird cliff.
Vashon, Washington, United States
Point Robinson Light
This historic lighthouse was saved from a land dispute in the 1990s.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Claromecó Lighthouse
The second tallest in all of South America, home to a whale skeleton.
Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada
Point Abino Light Tower
The last lighthouse to be automated in all of Ontario, and for the longest time could only be reached by "wading through the shallows."
Lewes, Delaware, United States
Harbor of Refuge Light
Storms from the Atlantic sea have shaped the resilient history of the the Harbor of Refuge Light.
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