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Aircraft

Marathon, Florida

Marathon Air Museum

A hangar at Marathon Key’s airport is now an ode to aviation history.

Kenner, Louisiana

Veterans ‘Century of Sentries’ Park

A park dedicated to veterans with various military vehicles, including an F-14 Tomcat, in the middle of the suburbs.

Kalfafellsstadur, Iceland

Aircraft Mechanics Creed Monument

An airplane wing is a roadside art installation and monument on a remote stretch of highway.

Parco Idroscalo

An artificial lake that opened in 1930 as a seaplane airport, now a park for aquatic activities.

Lo Fu Ngam, Hong Kong

Checkerboard Hill

This restored landmark once guided airliners into Kai Tak, Hong Kong's infamously dangerous former airport.

The truth is out there—somewhere.

The Truth Is Out There at the Dreamland Resort (or Should We Say ‘Area 51?’)

What’s the real story behind America’s most infamous Air Force base?

The Podcast Team July 1, 2025

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander, passes over the flight line at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, July 9, 2024

Who Swarmed Langley Air Force Base With Drones?

For 17 nights in 2024, unidentified drones circled the historic Air Force base. To this day, no official explanation has been given.

The Podcast Team June 19, 2025

Marana, Arizona

Pinal Airpark

Commercial aircraft storage facility, where you can see a TWA 747.

Tucson, Arizona

Pima Air & Space Museum

Browse an impressive collection of passenger and military aircraft dating back to World War II.

Lytham, England

Lytham St Annes Spitfire Memorial

During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.

Mesquite, Nevada

Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL

A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.

Everett, Washington

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

Three hangars filled with meticulously restored aircraft and armored vehicles.

Tukwila, Washington

The Museum of Flight

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

Olongapo, Philippines

Subic Bay Jet Monument

An abandoned U.S. Navy aircraft is on display in the city that once held the biggest foreign U.S. military base in the world.

Blackpool, England

Spitfire Visitor Centre

See reconstructed Spitfires and other World War II-era planes in a hangar originally used by the Royal Air Force.

Urbana, Maryland

Wingless Gulfstream of Urbana

Not all airplanes are found in hangars or on runways, but this wayward fuselage seems out of place in its odd rural resting place.

Burbank, California

The 'Spirit of Burbank' F-104 Starfighter

This distinctive blue and white jet fighter is a symbol of the area’s relationship with aviation.

Luftskipsmasta (Airship Tower)

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.