Minicoy Lighthouse (1885).
Most Lakshadweep travellers don't reach Minicoy at all — it's 250 km south of the main archipelago and requires a separate ship/helicopter from Agatti. Of those who do, many don't realise the lighthouse is climbable and pre-dates every other lighthouse in Lakshadweep by over a century. British construction in 1885 makes it the second-oldest lighthouse in southern India.WHY NOBODY KNOWS
A 49-metre (300-foot) British-era lighthouse, commissioned 1885 for safe sea-faring, on the southern end of Minicoy. Spiral cast-iron staircase climbable to the gallery — the panoramic view covers the Minicoy lagoon (one of the largest in Lakshadweep), the Viringili uninhabited islet on the southern side, and on clear days a thin line of the open Arabian Sea south to the Maldives. Photography permitted; modest tip to the lighthouse keeper is customary.
