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Berlin, Maryland
Assateague Island
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
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Brooklyn, New York
Dead Horse Bay
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
Iceland
Garðar BA 64
The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.
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Newport Beach, California
California's Coconut Palm
One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.
Hawaii
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Taketomi, Japan
The Star Sands of Hoshizuna-no-hama
White beach sands made of the remains of tiny, star shaped creatures.
Palm Coast, Florida
The Rocks - Washington Oaks State Park
A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.
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Staten Island, New York
Mount Loretto Beach Rock Garden
Eccentric stone cairns built on a public New York City beach.
Yokosuka, Japan
Sarushima - "Monkey Island"
A small island with no monkeys but plenty of military ruins.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
Schoolhouse Beach
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Spectacle Island Sea Glass Beaches
Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.
Ulcinj, Montenegro
War Memorial in Ulcinj
On top of a resort town as old as the Bronze Age sits an incredible war memorial statue overlooking the beaches below.
Surigao City, Philippines
Mabua Pebble Beach
A unique beach made of a myriad of multi-sized pebbles.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Pleasure Beach
The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.
Wrangell, Alaska
Petroglyph Beach
Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Hot Water Beach
Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten
Maho Beach
Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.
Tobermory, Ontario
Flowerpot Island
Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.
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