The lighthouse The last of Giglio’s functioning fari, on the island’s largely uninhabited southernmost tip, is a red-and-white-striped beacon that doubles as one of Tuscany’s most unusual ...

The Seacow Head lighthouse is a classic P.E.I. landmark that's been getting some upgrades, with the volunteer group in charge acknowledging there have been 'a few roadblocks along the way.' ...

The waters around Mosher Island can be treacherous, and it was Thom Drew's job to help ships navigate them – until the Coast Guard automated lighthouses like his. He and his wife are still there ...

The lighthouse island is named for Sir William Hoste — cartographers seemed to have lost the “e”— a protégé of Nelson’s and a hero of the Napoleonic Wars who spent several years here ...

Gabo lighthouse itself was built more than 160 years ago. Previous keeper Leo op den Brouw, 70, had spent every second month alone on the island for the past 25 years.

Renovation work to restore an island, lighthouse and causeway has begun. Whitley Bay's St Mary's Lighthouse, which was built in 1898, is being repaired, along with its buildings. The lighthouse ...