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.
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
New Canal Light
The New Canal Light in New Orleans has been operated by a long series of lightkeepers, and notably, many were women.
Lake Vanern, Sweden
Hammarö Skage
Of the nearly thirty lighthouses on Lake Vänern, this lighthouse employs a residential design with a lake house-style structure as its base.
Porto, Portugal
Farol de Felgueiras
Situated at the Mouth of the Douro River, this lighthouse welcomes ships to the ancient Portuguese city of Porto.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Brockton Point Lighthouse
For many years keepers of the Brockton Point Lighthouse in Vancouver were charged with firing the "9 O'clock Gun”, a muzzle-loaded naval cannon fired at 6pm to signal the close of fishing.
Quadra Island, Canada
Cape Mudge Lighthouse
This Canadan Lighthouse has been standing on Quadra Island since the days of the Klondike goldrush.
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Faro Los Morillos
The Los Morillos Light in Puerto Rico is surrounded by salt-rich coves, where salt mining has been an important industry for centuries.
Australia, Bruny Island, Cape Bruny Lighthouse
Cape Bruny Lighthouse
The second oldest extant lighthouse tower in Australia has been continuously manned for 158 years.
Lima, Peru
La Marina Lighthouse
Urban legend attributes the design of this famous Peruvian lighthouse in the Miraflores district of Lima, to Gustave Eiffel. You may know him from his famous tower in Paris.
Marsden, United Kingdom
Souter Lighthouse
Souter Lighthouse located in South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England was the first lighthouse in the world to be built specifically to use alternating electric current.
San Diego, California, USA
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
This San Diego lighthouse is said to be named for a young woman who survived a shipwreck only to be murdered by a slighted suitor, who met his own demise soon after, at the lighthouse.
Long Beach Island, New Jersey, USA
Barnegat Light
"Old Barney" on Long Beach Island, NJ is on the National Register of Historic Places, and its beacon changed several times since the mid-19th century.
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Reykjavik, Iceland
Nordurgardi Lighthouse
This tiny yellow lighthouse in Reykjavyk, Iceland is only 13 feet tall!
Cape Otoway, Victoria, Australia
Cape Otway Lightstation
This lighthouse in Victoria, Australia has witnessed many shipwrecks and sea battles. Today, visitors can stay at the keeper's cottages, onsite.
Gdansk, Poland
Nowy Port
This lighthouse in Gdansk, Poland stood witness to the first battle of World War II.
Tarragona, Spain
Far del Fangar
The Fangar Lighthouse in Tarragona, Spain replaced the original, which was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.
Hatteras, North Carolina, USA
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
An engineering feat occurred in 1999 when the massive concrete Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina was moved almost a mile inland to safer ground.
York, Maine, USA
Cape Neddick Light
One of the most photographed lighthouses in the world, steeped in maritime history.
Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Griffith’s Island Lighthouse
Griffith's Island off the coast of Victoria, Australia, is home to this 19th century lighthouse, a popular visiting site for Aboriginals to Australian whalers.
Finistere, France
Lighthouse Guilvinec
Called "The Fire of the North Jetty", this almost century-old lighthouse in Guilvinec, France is known as one of "The Three Lights of Guilvinec."
Hellissandur, Iceland
Svortuloft Lighthouse
Powered by solar energy, the Svortuloft Lighthouse in Iceland is called the Black Ceiling because of the black lava rocks surrounding it.
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Coney Island Boardwalk
New York City's Coney Island Lighthouse stands watch over its famous boardwalk, now a city landmark.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Lake Hefner Lighthouse
This lighthouse is a rare sight; it sits on the edge of a manmade lake in Oklahoma City, a landlocked state.
Dublin, Ireland
Baily Lighthouse
This Irish lighthouse was the last of its kind - a manually operated light was in place until 1996, and the final light keeper left the post soon after.
Hamburg, Germany
Bunthauser Spitze Light
This dreamy lighthouse monitors the flow rate of the branches of the Elbe river in Hamburg, Germany.
Westkapelle, Netherlands
Noorderhoofd
Open to the public for climbing, this 19th century lighthouse still leads ships to harbor in the Netherlands.
Cape Town, South Africa
Green Point Lighthouse
The Green Point Lighthouse in Cape Town, South Africa, was lit in April 1824, and is the oldest operational lighthouse in South Africa.
Woody Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Woody Point Lighthouse
This wooden light house continues to serve as a navigational aid for fishing communities in Newfoundland, Canada.
Tadoussac Bay, Quebec, Canada
Haut-fond Prince Lighthouse
Nicknamed the "Spinning Top," this unique Canadian lighthouse warns of an undersea hazard.
Hvalnes, Iceland
Hvalnes Lighthouse
The striking Hvalnes Lighthouse in Iceland, is located on a sub-volcanic rock mountain, containing quartz and precious metals.
La Corbiere, Jersey, United Kingdom
La Corbiere Lighthouse
The name of La Corbiere Lighthouse in the UK, means ravens or crows, and was the world's first concrete lighthouse.
Capri, Italy
Punta Carena Lighthouse
Active since 1867, this lighthouse on a rocky cliff on the Island of Capri, has a rotating signal that emits white light flashes every 3 seconds across 25 nautical miles.
Suðurnesjabær, Iceland
Old Gardur Lighthouse
The Old Gardur Lighthouse in Iceland was built low enough to the ground to avoid mist but as a result is always in danger from high surf.
Siasconset, Massachusetts, USA
Sankaty Head Light
Located on Nantucket Island, this was one of the first lighthouses in the United States to receive a powerful Fresnel lens.
Welshpool, New Brunswick, Canada
Captain Riddle’s Whale Watching
This lighthouse-designed ticket booth offers cruise tickets for those interested in pursuing a search for Finback, Humpback, and rare Right Whales.