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A traditional Norfolk Island coconut pie.
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Why One Australian Island Celebrates Thanksgiving

There's pumpkin pie, but also multiple banana dishes.
Anne Ewbank November 21, 2018
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Step Inside the Geometrically Stunning Fingal's Cave

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The Inaccessible Island Rail (Atlantisia rogersi) that contributed DNA for the study.
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How Did the World's Smallest Flightless Bird Get to Inaccessible Island?

The first scientists to describe the animal thought it might have walked.
Sarah Laskow November 2, 2018
A waterfall cascades down the side of Inaccessible Island.
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The Questionable Rewards of a Visit to Inaccessible Island

We speak to those who have made the nigh impossible journey.
Dan Nosowitz November 1, 2018
The markers in the whalers' graveyard, in the background, were replaced in the 1980s.
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The Abandoned Graveyards on a Thawing Arctic Island

Climate change is causing trouble on Herschel Island.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 26, 2018
Salinas de Fuencaliente
La Palma, Spain

Fuencaliente Saltworks

The largest salt farm in the Canary Islands is located at the foot of an active volcano.
Gastro Obscura

Bonac Clam Pie

Long Island's rich history of clamming is packed inside a creamy, sea-scented pie.
Who wouldn't want to keep coming back to a place like this?
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The Places You Never Tire of Visiting

Atlas Obscura readers share the destinations they just can't quit.
Eric Grundhauser October 19, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Bolo Lêvedo

Portugal's volcanic archipelago is home to addictively sweet and chewy muffins.
Porvoo, Finland

Söderskär Lighthouse

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.
Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island Potica

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.
Badin, North Carolina

Graveyard Island

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.
Osborn Range on Ellesmere Island.
Baffin, Unorganized, Nunavut

Ellesmere Island

The third-largest island in Canada is one of the remotest places on Earth.
The beautiful view from the hill down to the lake.
Sevan, Armenia

Sevanavank

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.
Beishan Broadcast Station, on Kinmen Island in Taiwan.
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A Giant Speaker in Taiwan Is About to Switch on Again

Beishan Broadcast Station, which once blasted propaganda across the ocean, has found another purpose.
Cara Giaimo August 24, 2018
A castle on its leafy grounds.
South Hero, Vermont

Miniature Castles of South Hero

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.
The cave painting.
Campbeltown, Scotland

Davaar Island Cave Painting

The artwork is tucked within a cave on a tiny Scottish island only accessible at low tide.
Giant stone chicken.
Tambon Ao Nang, Thailand

Chicken Island

This nugget of paradise earned its name for obvious reasons.