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Lighthouse
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).
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.
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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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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.
Port Townsend, Washington, United States
Point Wilson Lighthouse
During WW1, an illustrious lightkeeper cultivated an abundant Victory Garden at this Washington state lighthouse.
Magnisi Peninsula, Sicily, Italy
Magnisi Lighthouse
Situated next to ancient burial grounds has drawn grave robbers to this Sicilian lighthouse.
Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Black Lighthouse
A lighthouse that was attacked by a foe that it didn't expect.
Andros, Greece
Tourlitis Lighthouse
Greece's first automated lighthouse looks like it was carved out of a fantasy novel.
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.
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Grosse Point Light
Though no longer active, the keeper’s house now operates as a maritime museum.
Prince Edward Island, Canada
West Point Lighthouse
Upon first sight, the black-and-white-striped square-tapered tower design of West Point Lighthouse is geometrically striking in its natural habitat.
Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape George Lighthouse
Over 107 years, six different lightkeepers manned this lighthouse before it was rebuilt and automated in 1968.
Pouto Peninsula, New Zealand
Pouto Lighthouse
The Pouto Lighthouse is New Zealand's oldest wooden lighthouse made of kauri timber.
Marathon, Florida, United States
Faro Blanco Lighthouse
This lighthouse in the Florida Keys keeps has served as a residence and office as well as an unofficial private navigator for boats.
County Down, Northern Ireland, Ireland
Donaghadee Lighthouse
Before the Donaghadee Lighthouse was built, young Northern Irish couples looking to marry legally in Scotland would depart from the Donaghadee Harbor.