By Scott Pickering

This region is rich with spectacular places to live and unforgettable places to stay, yet few can match the home at the north end of Mount Hope Bay, nestled between the shores of Fall River and Somerset, Mass.

The Borden Flats Lighthouse, 144 years old, lovingly restored, fully booked for overnight rentals, is the only one of its kind, anywhere.

Owner Kevin Ferias is proud to boast that Borden Flats is the only offshore lighthouse in the world that you can sleep in. Other lighthouses have cottages or buildings attached to the lighthouse, but Borden Flats is the only one where guests actually live and sleep within the lighthouse itself.

Opened in 1881, it has withstood 144 years of storms, hurricanes, winters and blizzards, as well as decades of neglect, to remain sta

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