Where Santa can find you

Really, what’s better than a giant blinking lens over your bed? On the rocky cliff of Cape Disappointment is the North Head Lighthouse and, steps away, its keeper’s residence ($360 for up to 6 people; 2-night minimum). The red-roofed, whitewashed colonial has hardwood floors, a full kitchen, a master suite with windows looking west—and, in the foyer, a journal in which you can pen something like, say, “Ocian in view! O! the joy …”