Lyudao Lighthouse

Located right next to Green Island airport you’ll find one of the Islands most famous attractions.

The lighthouse stands 33m tall, and perfectly manicured gardens surround it. It was built in 1938 after an American luxury cruise liner known as SS President Hoover hit a nearby reef and sank. The American Red Cross contributed money towards constructing the lighthouse to commemorate the shipwreck and thank the locals for their rescue efforts. During WWII, the lighthouse was destroyed by an airstrike but was later rebuilt in 1948 to its current state.

Today the lighthouse is a popular photo spot and a cool place to watch planes taking off or landing. You’ll need to climb roughly 150 steps to get to the top, but the effort will be worth it. You can walk around the entire lighthouse for a bird’s-eye view over the island, coastline, and dreamy Oil Cave Lagoon below. Come just before sunset to watch the sun dangle over the horizon. You can also see wild lilies blooming all over the gardens from March to May.