Biloxi Lighthouse

Warning: sentimental review ahead
I am a guy who loves the water. Throughout my entire life I have sought out places near the water for relaxation, reflection or just to brighten my day. For what seemed like a significant portion of my youth, the body of water I spent the most time with was the Gulf of Mexico. I realize that to many, the gulf is nothing but a wannabe ocean, but it’s our ocean. What does this have to do with this lighthouse? Hold your horses and I will get to that.
As a young boy spending countless days in and around Biloxi, I remember spotting this lighthouse as we would drive to the Broadwater Beach Resort for weekend trips. My immature kid brain couldn’t fathom what this weird looking structure was doing in the middle of the highway so I asked my dad.
That lesson about lighthouses and the vital role they played as a navigational aid and to warn mariners of danger is something that has stuck with me for life. I even remember being somewhere at the coast where there was a working lighthouse (not sure if this one). I would stare as that light made its rotation for what seemed like hours. It fascinated me then, and it still fascinates me today.
A couple of years ago I was driving through Biloxi searching for a souvenir shop with my kids. My oldest asked me what that odd looking structure was in the middle of the road and I relayed the entire lesson I learned so many years ago. I am not sure if it had the same effect as it did on me, but it sure made me smile.
More recently, I made the trek down to the lighthouse just to check it out and check in on Unilocal.Even though I only saw it for a couple of minutes max, all of those childhood memories came flooding back.
As for less sentimental aspects of this lighthouse, there are several cool things you should know. In a field dominated by men, this lighthouse had several female tenders. Built in 1848, the lighthouse is made of cast iron (like a giant jambalaya pot), but the exterior is bricked. This lighthouse has withstood countless storms and I hope it withstands countless more.
If you’ve read this far, thanks for indulging me.

Pretty lighthouse but whats weird is that it is in the middle of the street! Between the Visitor Center and the beach right off the cross walk is this lighthouse. If you go into the visitors center you can see the footage of the live camera they have up in the lighthouse that views the street. Nothing else more to say about this place but if you are driving on the highway or heading to the beach you cannot help but see this landmark right on your way in the middle of the street.

I did what I was told after was not the greatest idea but I went down here around midnight in the middle of the week. Going gown the pier and see the lighthouse was ok but the people here were a trip. It should be called Fisherman’s 420 Pier. There were no less then 20 people fishing with a strong smell of pot in the air. Overall there were some interesting people to talk to mix in with the beggars and some shady people. If you are a smaller person or not good in strange crowds you should go with a group, other wise it is a cool story to tell later.

It’s a lighthouse. As mentioned before, it’s in the middle of the highway, so you do have to dodge traffic to get to it. I mean, it’s nice to look at, but nothing worth making a huge fuss over. However, the beach and the pier across the street is fantastic.

I was surprised to find out that the Biloxi Lighthouse is the world’s only lighthouse «located in the middle of a four-​lane highway»
…yep…there it was… smack dab in the middle of the road. I guess you can only find this in Mississippi, huh?
Anyway, this cast-​iron structure is a local landmark that was built in 1848. An ode to feminism, this lighthouse is also notable due to the fact that it has a history of only female operators during the years that it was operating.