Maritime

Kingsburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Kingsburg

In this Nova Scotia town, fishing culture is inseparable from history.

Lugano, Switzerland

Lake Lugano Navigation Company

Passengers glide along a glacial lake on the border of Switzerland and Italy in a steamboat from the 1920s.

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Cornwall, United Kingdom

Black Tor Ferry

Remarkably, ferries have been running this route across the River Camel in the UK since 1337.

Sydney, Australia

Vaucluse Yacht Club

The members of this Australian yacht club came together to design and build their own racing skiff.

Toronto, British Columbia, Canada

DHC-2 Beaver

This uniquely versatile aircraft was designed for flight in rugged and remote areas of the world.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Scott Memorial Clock

This clock tower and lighthouse were built in the memory of Captain Robert Falcon Scott who died along with his crew on an expedition to the South Pole.

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.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Navy Pier

This pier is one of the busiest attraction in Chicago, and even home to a World Record.

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.

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.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Nordurgardi Lighthouse

This tiny yellow lighthouse in Reykjavyk, Iceland is only 13 feet tall!

Treasure Cay, Bahamas

Sands Club

This tropical dreamland in the Bahamas has been drawing visitors for centuries, for good or for ill.

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.

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Mermaid Beach, Tower 25

In the 1950s and 1960s, Mermaid Beach was home to one of Queensland’s first nudist colonies, the Unclad Mermaids.

Bellevue Beach, Denmark

Lifeguard Tower

This emblematic lifeguard towers was designed by famed architect, Arne Jacobsen.

Tarragona, Spain

Far del Fangar

The Fangar Lighthouse in Tarragona, Spain replaced the original, which was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.

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.

AWA visted here

York, Maine, United States

Cape Neddick Light

One of the most photographed lighthouses in the world, steeped in maritime history.

AWA visted here

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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.

Watkins Glen, New York, United States

Seneca Lake Pier

This pier rests on the southern tip of Seneca Lake, one of New York's "Finger Lakes", and is surrounded by a region of sweet wine vineyards.

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."

Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

Svörtuloft Lighthouse

The name is a fitting tribute to a cliff born of the meeting between heat and ice — darkness and a lighthouse.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Coney Island Boardwalk

New York City's Coney Island Lighthouse stands watch over its famous boardwalk, now a city landmark.

Anglesey, United Kingdom

Beaumaris Pier

A local yachtswoman saved this historic pier in Wales from demolition for future generations to enjoy.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Lake Hefner Lighthouse

This lighthouse is a rare sight; it sits on the edge of a manmade lake in Oklahoma City, a landlocked state.

Mystic, Connecticut, United States

Thomas Oyster House

One of the few northern oyster houses still in existence, this building was built in 1874 by early oyster farmer Thomas Thomas. Yes, you read that right.

AWA visted here

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Frutillar, Chile

Lake Llanquihue

German bratwurst and beer in the heart of Chile.

Llandudno, United Kingdom

Llandudno Pier

This colorful ticket booth graces the historic holiday pier of Llandudno, Wales.

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Easton’s Beach

This Rhode Island beach was rebuilt following a 1938 hurricane that wiped out the original property along with much of Newport's coast.

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.

Nice, France

Promenade des Anglais

This famed promenade along a smooth pebble beach is the center of social life in Nice, France.

Westkapelle, Netherlands

Noorderhoofd

Open to the public for climbing, this 19th century lighthouse still leads ships to harbor in the Netherlands.