Fodor's Expert Review North Head Lighthouse

Built in 1898, this red-roofed lighthouse helped skippers sailing from the north, whose view of Cape Disappointment Lighthouse was blocked by the cape itself. Rising high on a bluff amid the windswept trees, the lighthouse offers superb views of the Long Beach Peninsula. Tours of the lighthouse are given from May through September, but the grounds are open year-round. It's within Cape Disappointment State Park and reached from a well-marked parking area via a level ½-mile trail that passes the Lighthouse Keepers' Residence, which is available for overnight rentals.