National Lighthouse Day: Visiting America's Prettiest Lighthouses (PHOTOS)

Tuesday marks National Lighthouse Day, a day remembering a Congressional act that established support of lighthouses, buoys, beacons and public piers in 1789.

In celebration of the beautiful lighthouses that dot the world's waters, HuffPost Travel is taking a look at some of the most beautiful lighthouses in America.

One American lighthouse deserves particular attention on National Lighthouse Day. Long Island's Huntington Lighthouse, which turns 100 in 2012, needs to raise $250,000 for further preservation. The Beaux Arts lighthouse, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was nearly torn down and is now funded by the Huntington Lighthouse Preservation Society . It remains the only offshore lighthouse on Long Island that is open to the public.

Below, see our picks for the most beautiful lighthouses around the country and add your favorites below!

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Huntington Lighthouse, Long Island
Huntington Lighthouse
Point Vicente Lighthouse, Palos Verdes, California
Nubble Lighthouse, York, Maine
Umpqua River Lighthouse, Winchester Bay, Oregon
Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, Minnesota
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, North Carolina
Ten Pound Island Lighthouse, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, California
Burlington Breakwater South Lighthouse, Burlington, Vermont
Heceta Head Lighthouse, Yachats, Oregon
Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, Mount Desert Island, Maine
New London Connecticut's Ledge Lighthouse
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Stonington Connecticut Lighthouse and Old Lighthouse Museum
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Portland Head Lighthouse
My Favorite ,Portland Head
Horton Point Lighthouse
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Pt. Arena Lighthouse
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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Mueum
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
Portland Head Lighthouse
My Favorite ,Portland Head
Portland Head Lighthouse
My Favorite ,Portland Head
Corolla Lighthouse, Corolla, NC
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Battery Point Lighthouse, Crescent City. California
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Annisquam Lighthouse
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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
May your light always shine!
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Mueum
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
Point Piños Lighthouse, Pacific Grove, California
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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
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St. Augustine Lighthouse & Museum
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Aerial view of the St Augustine Lighthouse
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Charlotte- Genesee Lighthouse, Lake Ontario, Rochester, NY
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New London Lighthouse, CT
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Marblehead Lighthouse, Marblehead, Ohio
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Another view of the Marblehead Lighthouse
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Red Lighthouse
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Barnegat Light House LBI NJ
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St. Helena Island Lighthouse
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Pigeon Point Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Assembly Time-lapse movie!
Watch at time-lapse of the Pigeon Point Lighthouse First Order Fresnel Lens being dis-assembled in the top of the 115 foot tower lantern room and re-assembled in the Fog Signal Building on November 11th-23rd, 2011. See the last lighting as well. Look fot the lighthouse shadow as it moves accross the land like a giant sundial! Bonus stars at end! Photographed by Jeff Parry. www.jeffparryphotography.com. Facebook Page at http Please help return it to the lantern room and open the tower to the public by donating at www.calparks.org Please add comments and likes!!! :D
Pigeon Point Lighthouse Fresnel Lens Lighting
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