Fishing

The New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts displays what it calls the world's largest ship model.

This abandoned fishing village may or may not be haunted.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

Stop by this fifth-generation fish market and smokehouse for the catch of the day.

A small maritime town's own way of memorializing the local lives spent at sea.

A giant fiberglass catfish welcomes visitors to this Wisconsin river town and heralds its annual Catfish Days festival.

Glimpse into the life cycle of the European lobster and the work being done to protect them.

This giant fiberglass sunfish welcomes visitors to Onalaska, Wisconsin, the "Sunfish Capital of the World."

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

A poignant site that pays tribute to lives lost at sea.

This controversial reel is an artifact of the largest fish processing plant in the country, and a symbol of Delaware's integration.

Associated with one of Japan's most famous fairy tales, this temple is home to a statue purportedly brought from the undersea palace of the Dragon God.

These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

An unusual seafront museum hides behind an unassuming Ventnor giftshop.