Famous Lighthouses to Visit with Kids
Family guides and quick facts for famous lighthouses around the world.
Lighthouses make great family stops. They sit at the end of coastal trails and beaches, many offer tours, and each one comes with a story kids remember. This page brings together the lighthouses in the DuckAbroad collection, our in-depth family guides, and quick facts to help you pick your next one.
Lighthouses through the years...
For thousands of years, lighthouses have helped sailors get past reefs, cliffs, shifting sands and stormy water. From the Roman Tower of Hercules to today's automated beacons, many of the lighthouses in this collection have stood for more than a century. Some have been rebuilt, upgraded or even moved to escape erosion, and most still guide ships today.
Our family lighthouse guides
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Hook Lighthouse, Ireland: First tended by monks in the 12th century and still working, with guided tours that bring its history to life.
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Boston Light, Massachusetts: America's second oldest working lighthouse, on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. The current tower dates from 1783.
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Faro San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice: A 15-meter lighthouse built for a city without a coastline. It shares its island with the San Giorgio Maggiore church.
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Homigot Lighthouse, South Korea: Korea's tallest lighthouse, built in 1903 on the country's easternmost cape, next to the National Lighthouse Museum.
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Makapu'u Point Lighthouse, Oahu: A family-friendly trail to overlooks of this white tower with its red roof. You can't go inside, but the views are some of the best on the island.
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Maine Lighthouse Guide: Six Maine icons, from Portland Head Light to West Quoddy Head Light, for one family road trip.
Duckwyn's Lighthouse Series of Stickers
Every lighthouse below is a sticker in the DuckAbroad app. Mark the ones you've visited, and save the ones you want to see next. The app's full collection has even more.
This growing collection helps your family track lighthouses you have visited or hope to visit in the future.
Bass Harbor Head Light
Maine, USA
1858
Bodie Island Lighthouse
North Carolina, USA
1872
Cape Hatteras Light
North Carolina, USA
1870
Chania Lighthouse
Chania, Greece
1830's
Eldred Rock Light
Alaska, USA
1905
Galle Lighthouse
Galle, Sri Lanka
1939
Jeddah Light
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1990
Kermorvan Lighthouse
Le Conquet, France
1849
Lindau Lighthouse
Lindau, Germany
1856
Low Lighthouse
Burnham-on-Sea, England
1832
Montauk Point Light
New York, USA
1797
Portland Breakwater Light
Maine, USA
1855
Saint Augustine Lighthouse
St. Augustine, Florida
1824
Tower of Hercules
Galicia, Spain
2nd Century AD
Battery Point Light
California, USA
1856
Cabo de São Vicente
Sagra, Portugal
1500's
Cape Neddick Light
Maine, USA
1879
Cordouan Lighthouse
Gironde, France
1611
Fanad Head Lighthouse
Letterkenny, Ireland
1817
Heceta Head Light
Oregon, USA
1894
José Ignacio Lighthouse
Uruguay
1877
Kovalam Lighthouse
Kovalam, India
1972
Lindesnes Lighthouse
Agder, Norway
1915
Makapu'u Point Lighthouse
Hawai'i, USA
1909
Neist Point Lighthouse
Isle of Skye, Scotland
1909
Portland Head Light
Maine, USA
1791
Split Rock Lighthouse
Minnesota, USA
1910
West Quoddy Head Light
Maine, USA
1858
Big Sable Point Light
Michigan, USA
1867
Cape Byron Light
Byron Bay, Australia
1901
Cape Reinga Lighthouse
North Island, New Zealand
1941
Diamond Head Lighthouse
Hawai'i, USA
1898
Formentor Lighthouse
Majorca, Spain
1863
Homigot Lighthouse
Pohang, South Korea
1903
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
Florida, USA
1860
Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse
Ushuaia, Argentina
1920
Lorain Lighthouse
Ohio, USA
1917
Marshall Point Lighthouse
Maine, USA
1857
Pigeon Point Lighthouse
California, USA
1871
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse
Denmark
1900
St. Mary's Lighthouse
United Kingdom
1898
Wind Point Light
Wisconsin, USA
1880
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Why Collect Lighthouse Stickers with DuckAbroad
Collecting lighthouse stickers is more than just checking places off a list. It gives your family a fun way to explore the world, learn about coastal history, and create a travel record you’ll look back on for years. Each lighthouse in the DuckAbroad collection offers a story, a destination, and a memory your kids can carry forward.
FAQ
What's the oldest lighthouse in this collection?
The Tower of Hercules in Spain, built by the Romans in the 2nd century AD. Hook Lighthouse in Ireland, first lit in 1172, is one of the oldest lighthouses still working.
Can kids go inside lighthouses?
Some lighthouses run tours, like Hook Lighthouse in Ireland. At others, like Makapu'u Point on Oahu, you hike to overlooks but can't go inside. Check each lighthouse's hours before you go.
Has a lighthouse ever been moved?
Yes. Rubjerg Knude in Denmark was moved 70 meters inland in 2019, because the cliff below it was eroding into the North Sea.
How do lighthouse stickers work?
Each lighthouse is a sticker in the DuckAbroad app. Your family can mark the ones you've visited, plan the ones you haven't, and watch your collection grow trip by trip.