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Herne Bay, England

Amy Johnson Statue

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Main-a-dieu, Nova Scotia

Beryl Markham's Landing Site

This remote piece of Cape Breton coast was the unceremonious landing site of the first solo, east-west transatlantic flight made by a female aviator.
Exhibit hall for the Ezekiel Airship
Pittsburg, Texas

Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.
First International Flight Stone and Plaque
Bridgetown, Barbados

First International Flight Stone and Plaque

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.
Santa Clara, California

John J. Montgomery Obelisk

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.
Patrice Potier: father, falconer, showman par excellence.
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These French Falconers Are a Family Act

Their diverse, globetrotting work is equal parts science and spectacle.
Emily Monaco June 11, 2020
Exposed interior of the 747
Atlanta, Georgia

The 747 Experience

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.
The landing place of Malmesbury's flying monk.
Malmesbury, England

Eilmer's Landing

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.
Airports can be busy, stressful, and sometimes, awesome.
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18 of the World's Most Delightful Airport Features

Atlas Obscura readers share their favorite places to kill time while waiting for a flight.
Eric Grundhauser June 6, 2019
An illustration of the red-headed <i>Anchiornis</i>.
dinosaurs

This Dinosaur's Feathers Are an Evolutionary Mystery

They offer conflicting clues as to whether or not it could fly.
Matthew Taub January 28, 2019
The author taking notes approximately 10,000 feet above sea level.
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7 Hours in the Air With Some Record-Breaking Swiss Balloonists

Up, up, and away over the Alps.
Kristen Cosby October 12, 2018
Pterosaurs probably didn't have their legs out like this.
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We Have Probably Been Imagining Pterosaurs All Wrong

New research suggests we've misunderstood the legs of these prehistoric flyers.
Cara Giaimo May 24, 2018
Monument to a Century of Flight.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

Monument to a Century of Flight

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Flushing Airport in 1965, when Gross first fell in love with blimps.
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A Lifelong Blimp-Lover Sets His Collection Free

Alan Gross, aka "Airship Al," is sending 100 boxes of lighter-than-air delights to the University of Akron.
Cara Giaimo March 14, 2018
787 jet assembly.
Mukilteo, Washington

Future of Flight Aviation Center

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.
The flight cage.
St. Louis, Missouri

1904 World's Fair Flight Cage

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.
We're talking seriously big.
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Found: Amazingly Well Preserved Bones of Giant Flying Reptiles

Pterosaurs were so big!
Sarah Laskow August 30, 2017
Shaolin monk in the process of levitation
Zhengzhou, China

Shaolin Flying Monks Theatre

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.