Islands

After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.

Once an erosional cave, this scenic arch was lifted up above the sea's surface by an earthquake.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

On Green Island, a rock resembling the ancient Chinese sage gazes contemplatively out at sea.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.

This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.

On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.

The ruins of a prehistoric village hide on a remote Taiwanese island.

This museum stands out for its poignant portrayal of the atrocities of the Vietnam War and serves as a vital educational tool for promoting peace and understanding.

Hidden in a cave on a small Taiwanese island, a stalagmite reported to look like the bodhisattva Guanyin.

An American lighthouse stands on an island cliffside in Taiwan.

On an idyllic island off the coast of Sierra Leone, remnants of the defense of the slave trade and its later abolition.

A peninsula on a peninsula that becomes an island at high tide.