Florida’s many lighthouses are a storied bunch, especially the rather different one on the east end of Sanibel Island, which was built back in 1884 before the area was even settled. Constructed to withstand hurricanes, the lighthouse hardly resembles the scenic variety you’re used to seeing in New England and elsewhere. You can’t climb up to the tower, but you’ll get some good photographs from the beach below—be sure to look for the pair of ospreys that likes to hang out on the metal railing. Note: parking spots here fill up fast, as people visit not just to ogle the lighthouse but also to fish and shell on the broad point.
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Sanibel Lighthouse
Florida’s many lighthouses are a storied bunch, especially the rather different one on the east end of Sanibel Island, which was built back in 1884 before the area was even settled. Constructed to withstand hurricanes, the lighthouse hardly resembles the scenic variety you’re used to seeing in New England and elsewhere. You can’t climb up to the tower, but you’ll get some good photographs from the beach below—be sure to look for the pair of ospreys that likes to hang out on the metal railing. Note: parking spots here fill up fast, as people visit not just to ogle the lighthouse but also to fish and shell on the broad point.
