Currituck Lighthouse - OBX, NC 6259

The Currituck Beach Lighthouse, completed in 1875, rises 162 feet above Corolla, NC, distinguished by its unpainted red brick exterior. It was built to fill a dark gap along the treacherous “Graveyard of the Atlantic” and still houses its original first‑order Fresnel lens, casting light 18 nautical miles out to sea.