Islands

This deserted island off the coast of Philadelphia is only visitable a few days every year; once industrialized, it is now an ecological marvel.

It's located in Lake of the Woods in Minnesota. Boat travel is the only way to get there.

Thousands of signed dollar bills turn a simple tavern into a living record of travelers’ comings and goings.

A botanical hideaway sits inside the ruins of a half-built Civil War fort.

At this bayside marina, enormous wild tarpon jump out of the water to snatch fish from visitors’ hands.

A unique car-free island in the Hawkesbuy River serviced by a regular ferry and on-island electric buggy.

Hong Kong’s barren, southernmost island is a throwback to the territory’s humble fishing village origins.

A remote and picturesque volcano nestled inside another volcano.

Wander through a subtropical island rich with 19th-century colonial architecture, grand pianos, and the reassurance that you won't encounter automobiles.

One of the largest tuna factories in the Mediterranean now serves as a museum honoring Sicily's history of bluefin tuna hunting.

The ruins of the oldest artificial island in Japan, still used for mooring today at 800 years old.