Dominica is known as the nature island. The 300-square-mile Caribbean island is located between Guadeloupe and Martinique, and it has the highest concentration of dormant volcanoes in the world, hot springs and warm streams, and ample opportunities for scuba diving over reefs encased in bubbles from the ocean floor.
It’s also off of most travelers’ radar — even among those who return to the Caribbean for vacation time and time again. Though Dominica recently became easier to get to with the second direct flight from the United States: a United Airlines flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dominica’s Douglas-Charles Airport on Saturdays.