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Glen Huntly Memorial
St Kilda East, Australia

Glen Huntly Pioneers Memorial

Built to commemorate the lives of hopeful emigrants who died on a journey from Scotland to Australia.
Porter's Island bridge, built in 1894, showcasing the original lattice railing.
Ottawa, Ontario

Pandemic Bridge at Porter's Island

The metal truss bridge served as the sole entry point to an "isolation island" for smallpox outbreaks throughout the 1870s and early 1940s.
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Podcast: International Cocoa Quarantine Center

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team February 14, 2022
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Podcast: Quarantine at Malta Lazaretto

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team February 7, 2022
Aldabra giant tortoise on Changuu
Tanzania

Changuu (Prison Island)

Over the course of its history, this tiny island has held enslaved people in transit and served as a quarantine zone. Today, it's a giant tortoise sanctuary.
The graffiti of the <em>bastazi</em> includes recounting of historic events.
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A Secret History of Venice Is Written on the Walls of Its Quarantine Stations

A look inside the Mediterranean trading power, courtesy of its hard-working 16th-century porters.
Federico Formica September 21, 2021
Pontevedra, Spain

Isla de San Simón

This small, lush island has a long and bloody history.
Abades, Spain

Abandoned Leper Colony of Arico

An unexpected ghost village lurks on the southeast coast of Tenerife.
Displays at the Weaver Dental Museum include a jumble of dentures.
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6 Fascinating Medical Marvels in Pennsylvania

50 States of Wonder
Sam O'Brien
In April, Mowat took her disposable camera to London's Primrose Hill park.
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Life Under Lockdown, as Seen Through 16 Disposable Cameras

A collaborative photo project tells personal stories of the pandemic in the U.K.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 19, 2020
An aerial view of the lagoon of Venice.
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The Black Death in Venice and the Dawn of Quarantine

Archaeological research is unearthing how the Italian city created a vast public health response 700 years ago.
Sara Toth Stub May 11, 2020
The ATMs located in public places are open 24/7.
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10 Vending Machines Offering Contact-Less Culinary Oddities

In a crisis, you have to vend for yourself.
Luke Fater May 7, 2020
Cerro Gordo by night.
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How to Quarantine in a Ghost Town

Cerro Gordo has been abandoned since 1957. Now one man is social distancing there by himself.
Matthew Taub April 29, 2020
The Ruins of Lazareto de Isla de Cabras (2015).
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Ruins of Lazaretto de Isla de Cabras

The crumbling remnants of this 19th-century quarantine hospital hint at the touristy island's darker past.
A tuberculosis hut converted into a visitor center at Rock Ledge Ranch
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Tuberculosis Huts

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.
Remnants of a building and a Celtic cross commemorating Irish immigrants dead of typhus
Saint John, New Brunswick

Partridge Island Quarantine Site

A complicated, forgotten beacon of hope for thousands of immigrants, "Canada's Emerald Isle" lies in ruin.
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On the Shores of New York's Mysterious Island of Animal Disease

John Chayrigues January 30, 2015
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A Condensed History of Quarantine's Success and Failure

Darlena Cunha October 24, 2014