Maine Open Lighthouse Day is the one day of the year that the public is invited inside more than a dozen of Maine's historic ...

David Nikel is a travel writer, covering cruising and Scandinavia. Was the life of a lighthouse keeper and their family an inspiring one, a lonely one, or something in between? Travelers have the ...

Lighthouses have been built in epic locations around the world, from volcanoes to sand dunes. The Tower of Hercules in Spain is the oldest operating lighthouse in the world. Some of these ...

The United States has some of the oldest lighthouses in the world, showcasing impressive architecture and varied colors. Bakers Island Light, Portland Head Light, and Newburyport Harbor Light are ...

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Saturday is Maine Open Lighthouse Day. The event brings in over 15 thousand people each year to visit lighthouses. The public ...

Five lighthouses in Odisha have been developed for tourism, as part of a larger national initiative, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal informed the Lok Sabha. Infrastructure has been upgraded at ...

The Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse, which has dotted the city's landscape since 1926, has been empty since 1966. And despite a local nonprofit's promises to restore the historical landmark in ...

Lighthouses have been built in epic locations around the world, from volcanoes to sand dunes. The Tower of Hercules in Spain is the oldest operating lighthouse in the world. Some of these lighthouses, ...

While technological advancements in navigation aids, such as GPS and radar beacons, have rendered most lighthouses unnecessary, they remain as symbols of security and steadfastness along nations ...