Cave Cay
Location: Bahamas
Listing price: $110 million
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| $110 million buys a lot, including a private airstrip. Photo: Curbed.com |
For less than half the price of that Italian property, Cave Cay in the Bahamas offers up 250 acres of paradise and no fewer than 38 buildings. In the Bahamian archipelago of Exuma Cays, Cave Cay has 35 dock slips, a 2,800-foot private airstrip, water and power supplied by diesel generator, beaches, and grassy grounds.
Nautilus Island
Location: Brooksville, Maine
Price: $7.995 million
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| Nautilus Island's 37 acres are on sale. Photo: Curbed.com |
For some old timey Americana, head to Maine's Nautilus Island. The 37-acre island was held by the British during the Revolution until a Paul Revere-led band of Marines took the isle. For sale: the whole 37-acre estate, replete with a six-bedroom main house (built in 1882 and since updated), a two-bedroom farmhouse, a guest house, a vineyard, a boathouse (retrofitted with a sweet-looking bar), a 300-foot dock, not to mention a 23-foot boat.
Location: Whitefish Lake, Montana
Listing price: $9 million
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| A rare island home in Montana. Photo: Ed Meek |
Purchasing a home in the mountains or a private island is a dream of many Americans, but how many thought to wish for a private island in the mountains? This 10-acre island compound on Montana's Whitefish Lake manages to kill both birds, making its price tag just a little easier to swallow.
Location: Stamford, Connecticut
Price: $18.9 million
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| A causeway connects this mansion to the mainland. Photo: Houlihan Lawrence |
Just an hour north of the Big Apple in Stamford, Conn., this luxe, 14,000-square-foot mansion sits atop a three-acre private island. For convenience, the property is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The compound consists of an 11-bedroom main house, a guest cottage, staff quarters, and a greenhouse.
