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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.
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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).
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.
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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.
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Evanston, Illinois, United States
Grosse Point Light
Though no longer active, the keeper’s house now operates as a maritime museum.
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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.
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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.
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, United States
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.
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.
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.
Long Beach Island, New Jersey, United States
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.
Gdansk, Poland
Nowy Port
This lighthouse in Gdansk, Poland stood witness to the first battle of World War II.
Buxton, North Carolina, United States
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.
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Tarragona, Spain
Far del Fangar
The Fangar Lighthouse in Tarragona, Spain replaced the original, which was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.
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."
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.
York, Maine, United States
Cape Neddick Light
One of the most photographed lighthouses in the world, steeped in maritime history.
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