Islands

The second generation of a mighty volcano rises from the sea.

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.

An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

Monastery, army base, and infamous Soviet Gulag in the far Russian north.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Cold storage for agricultural biodiversity.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

This remote British Imperial telegraph relay outpost drove men insane.

Bermuda triangle lighthouse, site of mysterious disappearances, left to crumble into the Atlantic.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.