Islands

Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.

This archipelago homestead-turned-museum has remained the same since its last resident, born in 1897, died in 1973.

The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.

This observation tower is a longstanding, 1960s landmark in the Thousand Islands region of Canada.

A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.

Three tiny islands in a Portsmouth pond are at the center of disputed land claims from a number of competing micronations.

Ireland's most northerly island is hauntingly beautiful. Its lighthouse was the last glimpse of home for many Irish emigrants bound for the U.S.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

Part home garden, part sculpture field, part pseudo-science experiment, a trip to this place will leave you wondering if sea water isn't actually the elixir of life.

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.