For gen­er­a­tion of mariners along this coast, the light at Cape Bonav­ista was their only con­nec­tion to land while out on the dark sea. Built in 1843, the light at Cape Bonav­ista is one of the few in the world where you can still climb up the stone tow­er and see the same seal oil fueled catop­tric light appa­ra­tus that was used in the 1800s. One of the most pho­tographed places in New­found­land and Labrador, this is a prime loca­tion to view whales, ice­bergs and puffins.