Visiting a Massachusetts lighthouse. As a state with a long history and coastline, Massachusetts is filled with historic lighthouses that make for great summer destinations.

Thacher Island Twin Lights. Located a mile off Rockport, the original wooden twin lighthouses on Thacher Island were built in 1771 — the last lighthouses built under British rule. The 124-foot ...

If you don’t have your own vessel, you can take a two-hour Boston Harbor Lighthouse Cruise around the outer islands instead (and see two other lighthouses along the way). 191 W Atlantic Ave ...

We’ve been through this drill before: Step 1: Click the full screen button on the above video (seriously though, do it). Step 2: Hit play. Jack Bushell, Jordan Kines, Diego Rosende, and Nick ...

The award-winning photographer captured images of the iconic Massachusetts structures and recently shared them in a blog post called “2020 Best of Massachusetts Lighthouse Photography.” “I ...

The oldest lighthouse in Massachusetts is over 300 years old. When the Massachusetts Bay Colony was first founded in 1630, the Puritans struggled from a scarcity of necessary survival goods which ...