Near St. Augustine, Florida is this beautiful lighthouse. We could see it from the beach, where we did a geocache before heading for town to look for a motel. The lighthouse was down a short road through a neighborhood of old homes, a beautiful black & white spiral painted tower, capped by a red metal roof. It’s a working beacon, with original Fresnel lens.We didn't realize how big the structure was until we got close. Look how tiny the people are, out on the circular deck around the lens. We could have taken a tour of the grounds and climbed the tower, but we were anxious to get to town and find a motel, then visit the 1600s fort before the day ended.
Why do you only find striped lighthouses on the East Coast? Our Pacific coast lighthouses, from Canada to Mexico, are painted white.
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