# @nationalparkservice on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbvVvCrFi0J
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68987421-nationalparkservice-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e0a9435b34.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-07T12:56:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Park Service (@nationalparkservice) — https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice

## Caption

Here’s a bright idea: visit a lighthouse.

National Lighthouse Day is as good a day as any to shine a light on these beacons! The National Park Service cares for nearly 50 historic lighthouses and light stations that have helped guide ships, and inspired visitors, for generations.

These candles on the water have witnessed wars, weathered hurricanes, and helped countless mariners avoid making the ocean’s version of “you can’t park there.”

Today, they’re more than navigational aids. They’re places to discover remarkable engineering, fascinating history, and spectacular coastal views.

NPS Images: 
Bass Harbor Head Light Station acadianps
Cockspur Lighthouse fortpulaskinps
Cape Lookout Lighthouse capelookoutnps
Sand Island Light at Apostle Islands 
Garden Key Lighthouse drytortugasnps
Old Point Loma Lighthouse cabrillonps
Light station at Fort Washington Park 
Bodie Island Light station capehatterasnps
Fire Island Lighthouse fireislandnps
Au Sable Light Station picturedrocksnps 
Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro sanjuannps 
Nauset Lighthouse capecodnps

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| National Park Service | @nationalparkservice | https://gondola.cc/nationalparkservice | Government Organization |

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