Last Updated on 4 April 2024

The following list is the Official Definitive List of the 150 best lighthouses from around the world. I averaged 32 different ranked lists of “best or most beautiful or most famous lighthouses” to get this definitive compilation. Lists that were only of a particular country or continent were excluded. Only worldwide lists were included. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including the full spreadsheet and links to all 32 lists that were averaged.

  1. Tower of Hercules – La Coruña, Spain
  2. Portland Head Light – Cape Elizabeth, Maine
  3. Lighthouse of Chania – Crete, Greece
  4. Fanad Lighthouse – County Donegal, Ireland
  5. Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse – Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
  6. Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse – Nova Scotia, Canada
  7. Lindau Lighthouse – Lake Constance, Germany
  8. Tourlitis Lighthouse – Andros, Greece
  9. Pigeon Point Lighthouse – San Francisco, California
  10. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse – Buxton, North Carolina
  11. Heceta Head Light – Florence, Oregon
  12. Formentor Lighthouse – Majorca, Spain
  13. Lindesnes Lighthouse – Kristiansand, Norway
  14. Split Rock Lighthouse – Silver Bay, Minnesota
  15. Cape Byron Light – New South Wales, Australia
  16. Diamond Head Lighthouse – Oahu, Hawaii
  17. Kõpu Lighthouse – Hiiumaa, Estonia
  18. Eldred Rock Light – Lynn Canal, Alaska
  19. Hook Lighthouse – County Wexford, Ireland
  20. Fastnet Rock Lighthouse – County Cork, Ireland
  21. Maiden’s Tower Lighthouse – Istanbul, Turkey
  22. Bodie Island Lighthouse – Outer Banks, North Carolina
  23. Felgueiras Lighthouse – Porto, Portugal
  24. Bell Rock Lighthouse – Angus, Scotland
  25. South Stack Lighthouse – Anglesey, Wales
  26. Jeddah Light – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  27. Low Lighthouse – Burnham-on-Sea, England
  28. Makapu’u Point Light – Oahu, Hawaii
  29. Cape Point Lighthouse – Cape of Good Hope, South Arica
  30. Mouro Island Lighthouse – Santander, Spain
  31. Point Bonita Lighthouse – San Francisco, California
  32. St. Joseph Lighthouse – St. Joseph, Michigan
  33. Cape Reinga Lighthouse – New Zealand
  34. Sambro Island Light – Nova Scotia, Canada
  35. Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse – North Jutland, Denmark
  36. Gay Head Light – Aquinnah, Massachusetts
  37. Créac’h Lighthouse – Ushant, France
  38. Start Point Lighthouse – Devon, England
  39. Whiteford Lighthouse – Gower Peninsula, Wales
  40. Point Vicente Lighthouse – Palos Verdes, California
  41. Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light – Rockland, Maine
  42. Beachy Head Lighthouse – East Sussex, England
  43. Hog (Paradise) Island Lighthouse – Nassau, Bahamas
  44. Pemaquid Point Light – Bristol, Maine
  45. St. Augustine Light – Anastasia Island, Florida
  46. St. Mary’s Lighthouse – Bait Island, England
  47. Neist Point Lighthouse – Isle of Skye, Scotland
  48. La Corbière Lighthouse – Jersey, Channel Islands
  49. Kjeungskjær Lighthouse – Ørland, Trøndelag County, Norway
  50. Lighthouse of Genoa – Genoa, Italy
  51. Cape Neddick Light – York Beach, Maine
  52. Galle Lighthouse – Galle, Sri Lanka
  53. Middle Bay Light – Mobile, Alabama
  54. Slettnes Lighthouse – Gamvik, Norway
  55. Hornby Lighthouse – Sydney, Australia
  56. Yaquina Head Light – Newport, Oregon
  57. Enoshima Sea Candle – Sagami Province, Japan
  58. Vizhinjam Lighthouse – Kovalam, India
  59. Nugget Point Lighthouse – Otago, New Zealand
  60. Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse – Augusta, Australia
  61. Eastern Point Light – Gloucester, Massachusetts
  62. Green Point Lighthouse – Cape Town, South Africa
  63. Koh Lanta Lighthouse – Koh Lanta, Thailand
  64. Kołobrzeg Lighthouse – Kołobrzeg, Poland
  65. Los Morrillos Lighthouse – Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
  66. Nazaré Lighthouse – Nazaré, Portugal
  67. Yokohama Marine Tower – Yokohama, Japan
  68. Cape Espichel Lighthouse – Castelo, Portugal
  69. Kermorvan Lighthouse – Kermorvan, France
  70. Gibbs Hill Lighthouse – Bermuda
  71. Cape Palliser Lighthouse – Wairarapa, New Zealand
  72. Big Sable Point Light – Ludington, Michigan
  73. Jose Ignacio Lighthouse – Uruguay
  74. Punta Penna Lighthouse – Vasto, Italy
  75. Cape Agulhas Lighthouse – South Africa
  76. Fingal Head Light – New South Wales, Australia
  77. Fox Point Lighthouse – St. Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada
  78. Hillsboro Inlet Light – Hillsboro Beach, Florida
  79. La Jument Lighthouse – Brittany, France
  80. Portland Bill Lighthouse – Dorset, England
  81. Sumiyoshi Lighthouse – Ogaki, Japan
  82. Punta del Hidalgo Lighthouse – Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
  83. Point Reyes Lighthouse – Point Reyes, California
  84. Alcatraz Island Lighthouse – San Francisco, California
  85. Cape Horn Lighthouse – Hornos Island, Chile
  86. San Juan del Salvamento Lighthouse – Tierre del Fuego, Argentina
  87. Tillamook Rock Light – Seaside, Oregon
  88. Tranøy Lighthouse – Tranøy, Norway
  89. Al Ayjah Lighthouse – Sur, Oman
  90. Amédée Lighthouse – New Caledonia
  91. Baishamen Lighthouse – Haidan Island, China
  92. Ribadeo Lighthouse – Isla Pancha, Lugo, Spain
  93. Knarrarós Lighthouse – Iceland
  94. Kullen Lighthouse – Kattegatt, Sweden
  95. South Haven Light – South Haven, Michigan
  96. White Shoal Light – near Mackinaw City, Michigan
  97. Cikoneng Lighthouse – Banten, Indonesia
  98. Farallon Island Light – Farallon Islands, California
  99. Holland Harbor Light – Holland, Michigan
  100. Izumo Hinomisaki Lighthouse – Honshu Island, Japan
  101. Kiipsaare Lighthouse – Saaremaa, Estonia
  102. Point Sur Lighthouse – Big Sur, California
  103. Promthep Cape Lighthouse – Phuket, Thailand
  104. Cape Spear Lighthouse – Newfoundland, Canada
  105. Earhart Light – Howland Island, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
  106. Eddystone Lighthouse – Plymouth Sound, England
  107. Isla Mujeres Lighthouse – Cancun, Mexico
  108. Lismore Lighthouse – Eilean Musdile, Scotland
  109. Montauk Point Light – Long Island, New York
  110. Royal Sovereign Lighthouse – Eastbourne, England
  111. Santa Marta Lighthouse – Lisbon, Portugal
  112. Thomas Point Shoal Light – Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
  113. Toledo Harbor Light – Toledo, Ohio
  114. Cape Race Lighthouse – Newfoundland, Canada
  115. Castle Hill Light – Newport, Rhode Island
  116. Macquarie Lighthouse – Sydney, Australia
  117. Petit Minou Lighthouse – Plouzané, France
  118. Sergipe Light – Aracaju, Brazil
  119. Sandy Hook Light – Rhode Island
  120. Battery Point Light – Crescent City, California
  121. Cape du Couedic Lighthouse – Kangaroo Island, Australia
  122. Green Cape Lighthouse – New South Wales, Australia
  123. Húsavík Light – Skjálfandaflói Bay, Iceland
  124. Madang Lighthouse – Papua New Guinea
  125. Oak Island Light – Caswell Beach, North Carolina
  126. Point Pinos Lighthouse – Pacific Grove, California
  127. Prince Edward Island Lighthouses – Canada
  128. Cape Egmont Lighthouse – Taranaki, New Zealand
  129. Cape Guardafui Lighthouse – Puntland, Somalia
  130. Hope Town Lighthouse – Elbow Cay, Bahamas
  131. Marjaniemi Lighthouse – Hailuoto Island, Finland
  132. Marshall Point Light – Port Clyde, Maine
  133. Smeaton’s Tower – Plymouth, England
  134. Bass Harbor Head Light – Acadia National Park, Maine
  135. Enragée Point Lighthouse – Nova Scotia, Canada
  136. Île Vierge Lighthouse – Plouguerneau, France
  137. Key West Lighthouse – Key West, Florida
  138. West Point Light – Seattle, Washington
  139. Wind Point Light – Racine, Wisconsin
  140. Burlington Breakwater Lights – Burlington, Vermont
  141. California Lighthouse – Aruba
  142. Cape Henry Lighthouse – Virginia Beach, Virginia
  143. Castle Point Lighthouse – New Zealand
  144. Notre-Dame-des-Anges Lighthouse – Collioure, France
  145. Klein Curaçao Lighthouse – Willemstad, Curaçao
  146. Porer Lighthouse – Premantura, Croatia
  147. Slangkop Lighthouse – Kommetjie, South Africa
  148. Louisbourg Lighthouse – Nova Scotia, Canada
  149. Cabo de Palos Lighthouse – Cape Palos, Murcia, Spain
  150. Cape Finisterre Lighthouse – Galicia, Spain

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