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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).
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."
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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, United States
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.
South Bruny, Tasmania, Australia
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.