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Jerusalem Township, Ohio
Turtle Island
Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.
Famagusta, Cyprus
Varosha Beach Resort
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Vik, Iceland
Reynisdrangar
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Boston, Massachusetts
North End "Peninsula"
What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."
Ramree, Myanmar
Ramree Island
The island that holds the world-record for largest human massacre caused by animals.
San Jose, California
Drawbridge
San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
Clingstone House
Eco-friendly island mansion.
Permanently Closed
San Francisco, California
Forbes Island
Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
Mungasdale, Scotland
Gruinard Island
Fifty years of contamination in Scotland's waters.
California
Farallon Islands
Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.
France
Clipperton Island
Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.
Miyakejima, Japan
Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands
Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
Pig Beach
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
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Manitowaning, Ontario
Manitou Lake
Lake within a lake.
San Francisco, California
Alcatraz Island
In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Bled, Slovenia
Bled Island and Castle
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
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