St Joseph: This short but stout St Joseph lighthouse, located on a pier outside of a small town on Lake Michigan's eastern shore, bears the brunt of harsh winter storms.
Farol da Nazaré: This lighthouse in Nazaré, Portugal, sits atop the much older So Miguel Arcanjo fort and is famous for its backdrop of surfers tackling the world's biggest waves.
La Corbière : It's built on a tidal rock and connected to the land by a causeway that sinks during high tide.
Peggy's Point: It's one of the most photographed locations on the Atlantic coast, perched atop granite rock.
Ponta Bonita: The lighthouse itself stands 40 metres above the sea, and an inside map details the 300 shipwrecks that have occurred in the nearby treacherous waters.
Mouro Island: It's one of the most famous lighthouses in the world, it's positioned to take the brunt of the Atlantic's most powerful storms.
Eddystone: It's 12nm SSW of Plymouth Sound in England, and the only way to get there is by helicopter to the roof-top landing pad.
Petit Minou: Its light reaches 35 kilometres out to sea, guiding sailors into the 'Roadstead of Brest,' which is actually a historic military bay.