Must-see Vladivostok spot? The legendary Tokarevsky Lighthouse! 🚨

Built in 1910, it first lit up in 1913. ✅ Originally ran on kerosene, later switched to electricity. And get this – until 1959, they used to ring a BELL in the fog! (That bell now chills in the Pacific Fleet Museum). Imagine navigating by sound in thick fog? 😮 Wild! It stands on a tiny man-made island (like 25m across) at the end of an 800m rocky spit – the "Tokarevskaya Koshka" (Cat Spit). This spit often gets submerged (you can see it in pics 👀) and blocks the path. But just as often, you can totally walk all the way to the lighthouse without getting your feet wet! 😎 So, why "Cat"? I know two theories: 1️⃣ The spit's pretty small, so folks lovingly called it "koska" (little spit), which sounds like "koshka" (cat). 2️⃣ It kinda curves like a cat's tail, hence the name. 🐈 Fun fact: The lighthouse actually has TWO official names! 🟡 Tokarevsky Lighthouse & Spit: Named after hydrographer Mikhail Tokarevsky. The kicker? Dude never even visited Vladivostok! 😅 He was buddies with explorer Vasily Babkin, who mapped the cape and named it after Tokarevsky. 🟡 Egersheld Lighthouse: Named after explorer Gustav Egersheld, who studied Peter the Great Bay (where the lighthouse is) AND actually kicked off its construction. 👏 The views from the spit? INSANE! 🤯 The Russky Bridge, Elena Island, endless sea, ships in the bay... total eye candy! 🌊🌉 🧷 Visiting? FREE! Parking? Also FREE, but tiny. 🔖 Hop on buses 59, 60, 62, 63, 81... then walk about 2.2 km. 👣 Oh, and a quick pronunciation tip: It's Tokarévsky! Stress that "E". 😉 📍 43.073160, 131.843145 Follow me for more in Trip/Telegram @stran_nasti #vladivostok #lighthouse