Hope Town Lighthouse

Hope Town Lighthouse Review

Upon arrival in Hope Town Harbour you'll first see a much-photographed Bahamas landmark, a 120-foot-tall, peppermint-stripe lighthouse built in 1838. The light's construction was delayed for several years by acts of vandalism; then-residents feared it would end their profitable wrecking practice. Today the lighthouse is one of the Bahamas' last three hand-turned, kerosene-fueled beacons. Weekdays 10-4 the lighthouse keeper will welcome you at the top for a superb view of the sea and the nearby cays. There's no road between the lighthouse and the town proper. You can use your own boat to cross the harbor or catch a ride on the ferry before it leaves to go back to Marsh Harbour, but if you take a ferry it probably won't be back for at least an hour.