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U.S. & Canada Lighthouse Tour
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CALLING ALL LANDLUBBERS! Lighthouses have lit the way for sailors around North America for centuries, but what are they used for now? Check out this guide to learn about some of the most notable lighthouses across the U.S. and Canada!
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Lighthouse Point ParkLighthouse keeper's madness 🌊 - 2
Fisgard LighthouseCanada's first west coast lighthouse 🏮 - 3
Cape North LighthouseEarthquake shakes lighthouse, spills toxic mercury ☢️ - 4
Alki Point LighthouseOne of the last staffed West Coast lighthouses - 5
Point Bonita LighthouseOnly U.S. lighthouse reached by suspension bridge 🌉 - 6
Anclote Key LighthouseSmokestack replaced historic aid - 7
Ponce Inlet LighthouseOne of only eleven National Historic Landmark lighthouses 🏛️ - 8
Sambro Island LighthouseNorth America's oldest surviving lighthouse ⚓ - 9
Old Point Loma LighthouseThe highest beacon's fatal flaw - 10
Point Atkinson LighthouseWartime surveillance and a stray shell - 11
National Lighthouse MuseumThe nation's lighthouse supply hub
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