For a long time, the only imaginable way to access the lighthouse was to scale the ... careless step could send them into the ice-cold Atlantic Ocean splashing below. Despite the periodical ...

In America, these feathered icons dot coastlines, lakeshores, and islands. Each offers a glimpse into history, and the views ...

This is the area where lighthouses began in America. The first lighthouses were built to foster the growing maritime economy of the colonies and many precede the birth of the nation. This region ...

The Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse stands tall above the Volusia County coastline, a beacon for ships in the Atlantic Ocean ...

This light was built in 1760 -- from lottery proceeds from civic-minded Colonial citizens of New London -- it was the 4th (colonial) lighthouse built in the U.S. The original light survived the ...

You can climb the Absecon Lighthouse's 228 steps for a great view of your surroundings. And a great view it is – located at the northern end of the city, this lighthouse stands 171 feet high ...

head out to the Frying Pan Tower Lighthouse (FPT), located roughly 32 miles offshore from Bald Head Island, North Carolina, and it hovers 135 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. The offshore Coast ...