Airports

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

One of the largest aviation events in the world brings half a million aircraft enthusiasts to Wisconsin each year.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.