Isle Royale is the largest of 450 islands in Lake Superior's car-free archipelago and national park.
World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island is 6.8 miles (11km) long and 1.7 miles (2.8km) wide, yet every inch is beautiful.
Whidbey Island, near Seattle in Washington's Puget Sound, is a salt-sprayed paradise.
Whisky from this Scottish island is famously smokey due to its peaty soils. But its beauty goes beyond the bottle.
The Cabot Trail, which skirts this Nova Scotia island, is considered one of the world's most scenic coastal roads.
Monhegan Island, 10 miles off Maine's midcoast, is a paradise of ocean bluffs, woods, flower-scattered meadows, and fishing boats.
The Dientes de Navarino mountain range gives Navarino Island in Chile's remote Patagonia region a jagged, dramatic beauty.
Though the state is beautiful, Molokai stands out due to its extensive natural areas.