First, I was only going to get the Oregon lights (my home state)...then I saw Alcatraz and decided to get only West Coast lights (as I currently reside in the Bay Area of northern California)...then I saw Minot's Ledge, Block Island, Ponce de Leon, etc., and decided I just had to have all of the 5500's...well, 125 lights later I have slowed WAY down (due mainly to space limitations) and only go for a light that has some special meaning to me, strikes some kind of harmonious chord, or that is a certain favorite yet to be made...I've never wanted them all...so far in 1999, only Hillsboro and Kilaeua have found their way into my curio, but I will be getting Cape Disappointment soon because I used to vacation on the north Oregon coast as a child, and East Quoddy because I have all of the Xmas pieces so far and because it looks really cool!