Although Spectacle Island’s past is full of smelly, funky operations, it’s always been involved with recycling and disposal in one way or another.
It’s known as Boston’s “Recycled island.” No wonder, then, that the newly renovated island facilities are green: the visitor’s center boasts solar panels to power the center and the ranger’s electric vehicles. It also recycles its water and uses composting toilets.
July 26, 2012
Malpe, India
These four small islands contain unique hexagonal rock formations.
Glenns Ferry, Idaho
At the site of the most dangerous crossings on the Oregon Trail, a museum explores the complex history of westward migration in America.
Mġarr, Malta
These 19th-century military fortifications spanning the island of Malta now form a nice countryside hiking trail.
Malta
This tiny island is recognized as the site where St. Paul landed after a shipwreck in the first century.
Ostiglia, Italy
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.
Bomarsund, Åland Islands
This impressive coastal fortress was destroyed before it was finished.
Fujisawa, Japan
An eclectic fountain commemorating the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Le Morne, Mauritius
Dive into an undersea optical illusion off the coast of Mauritius.
