Islands

Overlooked by many, this tiny sacred island in Ueno Park only opens to the public every 12 days.

A community heritage center on an overlooked island in the Sierra Leone River estuary.

These four small islands contain unique hexagonal rock formations.

At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.

These 19th-century military fortifications spanning the island of Malta now form a nice countryside hiking trail.

This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.

One of the biggest islands in the River Po is a protected nature reserve, reachable only by a seasonal ford rich with endemic fauna, fossils, and late 19th-century buildings.

This impressive coastal fortress was destroyed before it was finished.

An eclectic fountain commemorating the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.

Live your lighthouse keeper dreams at this unique lodging on a Canadian island.

Sweden's first Viking city is also the site of thousands of burial mounds.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

George Washington commissioned this centuries-old lighthouse off the coast of Maine.

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.

This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.