California boasts nearly 30 lighthouses, beacons erected in days long gone to protect sailors and ships from rocky shoals and help them navigate the rugged coastline — and 16 of them were open ...

Get spooked at these haunted lighthouses along the California coast (Patrick Hruby / Los Angeles Times) By Rachel Schnalzer Audience Engagement Editor . Oct. 20, 2022 7:30 AM PT .

Growing up off the coast of Maine, I found lighthouses fascinating. Everything from how they were designed to the type of lenses they used captivated my young mind like nothing had since I’d ...

The Point Montara Lighthouse, built in the late 19th century, is still used as an “aid-to-navigation” maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to San Mateo County’s tourism website ...

The tallest lighthouse on the West Coast is celebrating 150 years. Here’s the history of the beacons that adorn the Golden State.

Exploring a historic lighthouse in the Central Coast beach community of Avila Beach sounds like an enchanting adventure already. Add in a kayaking tour to access the 125-year-old, fully-restored ...

This part of the Central Coast had acquired nonexclusive rights to the nickname, "graveyard of the Pacific" by 1889, when the lighthouse went up with a barn, chicken house, blacksmith and ...

California lighthouses dot a coastline that is rugged, forbidding, beautiful, often fog bound and frequently deadly. Lighthouses on the western coast were built later in the nation’s development ...

Pigeon Point Lighthouse (Image Courtesy of California State Parks) Pigeon Point was first lit on Nov. 15, 1872, with a five-wick lard oil lamp and Fresnel lens comprised of 1,008 prisms.

The tallest lighthouse on the West Coast is celebrating 150 years. Here’s the history of the beacons that adorn the Golden State.

Standing at 115-feet-tall, Pigeon Point is the tallest operating lighthouse on the West Coast. In 2024, Pigeon Point Lighthouse will receive a $16-million makeover with hopes of reopening the ...

The tallest lighthouse on the West Coast is celebrating 150 years. Here’s the history of the beacons that adorn the Golden State.