Maritime

Molde, Norway

Fjord1 ASA

Though Norway's Fjord1 Nordvestlandske group's transportation services have expanded through the years, the bulk of their fleet consist of boats from the 1960-1980.

San Juan Islands, Washington, United States

Orcas Island Ferry

This ferry offers curious visitors an easy way to explore everything Orcas Island, only accessible by air or sea, has to offer.

Puget Sound, Washington, United States

Washington State Ferries

“Public Puzzle: Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Begin.”

AWA visted here

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Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom

Leigh-on-Sea

This "Old Town" historic fishing village in Essex is highly regarded by many as being one of the best and happiest places to live in the UK.

Southampton, United Kingdom

MS Queen Victoria

This luxury cruise ship suffered a bad omen. The nautical superstition of breaking a champagne bottle on the ship's hull was unsuccessful upon first strike.

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States

Martha’s Vineyard Ferry

This ferry service off the east coast of the U.S. is the only way to transport an automobile to the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

South Bruny, Tasmania, Australia

Cape Bruny Lighthouse

The second oldest extant lighthouse tower in Australia has been continuously manned for 158 years.

Limassol, Cyprus

Port of Limassol

This port on the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea has an ancient tradition of shipbuilding that is expressed in its colorful fishing boats.

Portofino, Italy

Yacht Club Italiano

This Italian Yacht Club was the first club of its kind on the entire Mediterranean Sea.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle-Bainbridge Ferry

The Seattle-Bainbridge ferry is a route across Puget Sound with Jumbo Mark II Class vessels named 'Tacoma' and 'Wenatchee'.

New London, Connecticut, United States

Cross Sound Ferry

This ferry service in New York employs a vessel that once transported American troops to the shores of Normandy on D-Day.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

The Solomon Juneau

Originally built in 1903, this tugboat's current owner has restored the vessel to its original beauty and equipped it with some fancy amenities.

Lake Orta, Italy

Navigazione Lago D’orta

Passenger service boats struggled on this Italian lake for decades until Italy's national rowing championship was held here in 1910.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle-Bremerton Ferry

Once called the "Navy Yard route", this ferry route was originally served by steamships and steamboats.

Como, Lake Como, Italy

Navigazione Lago di Como

Lake Como's highly efficient ferry system provides service to the many small towns that dot the coastline.

AWA visted here

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Cape Byron Lighthouse Viewfinder

Australia’s most powerful, still-active lighthouse.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

RMS Queen Mary 2

This luxury British cruise liner features the first planetarium at sea.

Lokken, Denmark

Løkken Strand

Ideal topography has assisted this Danish town in various industries, from shipping to fishing to tourism.

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.

AWA visted here

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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.

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Bellevue Beach, Denmark

Lifeguard Tower

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