Vieques, Puerto Rico
Vieques Island
On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.
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Vieques, Puerto Rico
On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands
A mountain of conch shells created by centuries of fishermen.
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.
British Virgin Islands
Divers can encounter an abandoned warship encircled by a giant kraken submerged in the British Virgin Islands.
Saba, Caribbean Netherlands
The shortest in the world, this landing strip stretches a mere 1,312 feet before steep cliffs on either end plunge into the Caribbean.
Antigua and Barbuda
A hotly contested micro-nation off the coast of Montserrat.
Rosalie, Dominica
The hike to this stunning waterfall on a black sand beach is not for the faint of heart.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.
Barbados
A giant gun barrel in Barbados that once hoped to shoot outer space with science.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.
Clifton, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.
Grenada
Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.
Trinidad and Tobago
This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Shipwrecks, ruins, and turtles are all that remain on this haunting Caribbean ghost island.
Willemstad, Curaçao
The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.
Heligoland, Germany
This strategic isle was once swapped between empires and almost entirely destroyed in a bomb explosion.
Rosala, Finland
The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.
Stockholm, Sweden
A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.
Irbene, Latvia
This impressively complicated radioastronomy research center was once a tool of Soviet spies.
Järva-Jaani, Estonia
Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.
Kohtla-Nõmme, Estonia
This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.