Maritime

Algarve, Portugal

Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse

The Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse in the Algarve, Portugal, is built on the ruins of a hermitage and boasts many beautiful grottos that can be visited by boat.

San Francisco, California, United States

Port of San Francisco

This historic organization oversees and protects several multi-use piers in the San Francisco Bay area.

New Buffalo, Michigan, United States

New Buffalo Light

The Buffalo Lighthouse on Lake Michigan has a sordid history of shoddy construction, which made it inoperable and the center of political favors.

Sellin, Germany

Diving Gondola

One of only four in the world, this German diving gondola takes visitors underwater for a unique perspective of the Baltic Sea.

New Shoreham, Rhode Island, United States

Block Island Southeast Light

Block Island, RI's Southeast Light is designed in a unique and sophisticated gothic revival style.

Stavoren, Netherlands

Harbor Lights

Two Harbor Lights in the Netherlands use separate signaling colors: one red and white and the other green and white, according to its Lighthouse Authorities designation.

Willemstad, Curaçao

Klein Curacao Lighthouse

Still functioning despite appearances, this lighthouse is the only structure left on a formerly busy island in the Caribbean Sea.

From the Community

Ushuaia, Argentina

Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse

Remote-controlled lighthouse "at the end of the world" was built on an island off of Southern Argentina.

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Crawley Edge Boatshed

This photogenic boat house on the Western coast of Australia has been the subject of advertisements across the globe.

Somerset, United Kingdom

Clevedon Pier

Intentionally beautiful, this English pier was built to attract tourists during the saltwater bathing craze of the late 19th century.

Fire Island, New York, United States

Fire Island Lighthouse

"The most important light for transatlantic steamers bound for New York" was almost torn down, if not for it's illuminated community.

Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States

East Breakwater Light

This 1892 lighthouse in Minnesota on Lake Superior is the oldest in the state.

Nazare, Portugal

Nazare Light

Perched atop a sixteenth century fort in Portugal, this lighthouse overlooks some of the biggest waves ever surfed in the world.

Jose Ignacio, Uruguay

Jose Ignacio Light

The Jose Ignacio Lighthouse in coastal Uruguay is a main attraction in this newly popular resort.

Holland, Michigan, United States

Holland Harbor Light

Known as "Big Red", this lighthouse on Lake Michigan has been fully automated since 1932.

Munising, Michigan, United States

Grand Island East Channel Light

Located on Michigan's "Shipwreck Coast", this lighthouse was saved from destruction by a group of volunteers after serving its Community for more than 50 years.

Port Clyde, Maine, United States

Marshall Point Light

This light station in Maine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and can be spotted in the film "Forrest Gump".

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Pierhead Light

Originating as a fire safety lamp, this beacon has had an adventure of its own.

Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

North Mole Light

The North Mole Lighthouse is one of a pair of "twin" lighthouses found at the entrance to Fremantle Harbour in Western Australia.

Husavik, Iceland

Húsavik Light

This semicircular-cylindrical light house guards a fishing village in Iceland.

Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States

Bodie Island Light

The 170-foot structure is one of only a dozen remaining tall, brick tower lighthouses in the United States.

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