The hardest part about visiting Hope Town? Leaving.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If you’re travelling from Marsh Harbour, a quick ferry ride will get you there in no time. #TheAbacos | Travel Bahamas

On a little island in The Abacos, Hope Town is like nowhere else—where bikes and golf carts roll past pastel cottages, cozy cafés, and local gems around every bend. | Travel Bahamas

Perpetually charming—welcome to Hope Town. #TheAbacos | Travel Bahamas

One of the last of its kind, Elbow Reef Lighthouse keeps watch over Hope Town’s harbour. #TheAbacos #LifetimeofIslands | Travel Bahamas

Epic Hopetown! #bahamas #bahamas🇧🇸 #lighthouse #hopetown #hopetownlighthouse | Robert Thomson

The Elbow Reef Lighthouse is the last of its kind in the world. Constructed in 1863, this iconic red and white lighthouse—located in Hope Town on Elbow Cay, Abaco, Bahamas is an historic hand-operated, kerosene-burning lighthouse that has aided navigation for 158 years. In Hope Town, the continuity of generations of Keepers is unbroken; every evening, a lighthouse keeper climbs the 101 steps to the top of the tower and lights the burner by hand. He then hand-cranks the weight system that keeps t