It's our third edition of Gothamist's travel content, Gothamist Getaways. A few times a year, we'll have a week of posts featuring looks at travel, food, products and tips—near and far—for making your ...

Tom Cagle, right, gives a safety briefing before leaving the dock. Lighthouse enthusiasts took a tour of the Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse Saturday afternoon, leaving from the Annapolis Maritime ...

Big Game, a four-hour Block Island Lighthouse Tour and a five-hour Narragansett Bay Lighthouse Tour aboard the 32-foot Topaz Express charter fishing boat. Departs from Point View Marina, 11 Sherman Rd ...

A Visit to the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum On a sunlit morning in early February 2024, my wife and I took a tour of the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum in St. Augustine, ...

They’ll leave the light on for you. Lighthouses have been guiding ships in Washington since 1856, when Cape Disappointment’s lantern at the treacherous mouth of the Columbia River was first lit. You ...

Halfway between New Rochelle and Sands Point, in the Long Island Sound, an old lighthouse stands 1,400 feet from shore, ruled by a flock of seagulls and haunted by a grisly legacy dating back to the ...

Long Island lighthouses spotlight local maritime history and offer panoramic views if you climb their towers or cruise to them on a boat. The oldest lighthouse in New York State, completed in 1796, ...

STRATFORD — The historic Stratford Point Lighthouse, normally off-limits to the public, will hold an open house next month. Free public tours will be offered on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. until 3 ...