If you have $450,000 burning a hole in your pocket, the 129-year-old Smith Point Lighthouse could be yours - so long as you ...

REEDVILLE, Va. — Smith Point Lighthouse isn’t for the faint of heart (or stomach). Getting there, about three miles from shore, requires a journey by boat that can take up to an hour on a choppy day.

Virginia is one of 14 states that offer rental stays in lighthouses—but for DC-area residents looking to own one of these beacons of light, that dream can now be a reality. For $450,000 (in cash), the ...

WINONA -- A Winona couple are embarking on an adventure on the high seas. Actually, Dave and Teri McNally will be surrounded by the seas -- after purchasing a lighthouse in Chesapeake Bay. The ...

The Coast Guard maintains the navigational aides on about 300 lighthouses throughout the country, but Smith Point, like most others, is now automated. Even so, as the McNallys watched their lighthouse ...

Smith Point Lighthouse, whose foghorn sounds every 15 seconds, sits about three miles off the Virginia shore. Dave McNally of Winona, Minn., bought it in an online auction for $170,000. Smith Point ...