Tangier, VA

united states

Tangier Island sits in the Chesapeake Bay, reachable only by seasonal ferry from Crisfield, Maryland, or charter boat from Onancock, Virginia. No roads connect this isolated community of 252 residents. Golf carts replace cars on the narrow streets of this 1.2-square-mile island, where locals still speak with a distinctive accent traced to 17th-century English settlers.