California’s coastline is 3,427 miles long, and since the 1850s, the state’s lighthouses have helped mariners navigate rough seas and fog. After hundreds of shipwrecks and not long after California ...

John Gibbons shivered in the back of the little boat hauling him to his first assignment as a member of the U.S. Coast Guard. It was 1953. Gibbons was a baby-faced 18-year-old kid from Ohio who had ...

Good morning, fellow Escapists. Seeking unusual accommodations, such as an off-the-wall Airbnb listing or one of the Madonna Inn’s over-the-top suites, is a great way to make a weekend trip even more ...

Though surrounded by much better-known attractions on the Monterey Peninsula and in Big Sur, the region's two lighthouses unveil a unique facet of California's heritage. Point Pinos, the city mouse, ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A highly touted plan to restore one of California’s most venerable coastal landmarks, Pigeon Point Lighthouse, has stalled amid bureaucratic delay and financial woes, leaving the ...

This south-to-north list includes some of reporter Hailey Branson-Potts’ favorite California lighthouse trips, from popular tourist attractions to the obscure remnants of old navigational aids. Hailey ...

(KRON) — A lighthouse perched on an ocean cliff halfway between Santa Cruz and Half Bay Moon has guided ocean mariners since 1872. Standing at 115 feet tall, Pigeon Point is the tallest operating ...

Waves crash against the St. George Reef Lighthouse in October 2021. The inactive lighthouse, about six miles off the coast of Crescent City, Calif., was first illuminated on Oct. 20, 1892. John ...