Hawaii
Punalu'u Black Sand Beach
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
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Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Hilo, Hawaii
Babe Ruth and others planted saplings for a 1930s tourism campaign. The saplings grew as the area faded.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.
Hana, Hawaii
The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.
Hana, Hawaii
A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.
Honolulu, Hawaii
During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.
Kilauea, Hawaii
Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.
Kapaʻa, Hawaii
This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Eleele, Hawaii
A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.
Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Honolulu, Hawaii
A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.
Kailua, Hawaii
Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.
Kaneohe, Hawaii
An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.
Honolulu County, Hawaii
Taste rums made with heirloom sugarcane on the distillery's own estate.
Honolulu, Hawaii
On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.
Kapolei, Hawaii
One of Oahu’s best snorkeling and diving spots was created by warm water discharged from the nearby power plant.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.
Benton, Illinois
The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.
Effingham, Illinois
Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Madison, Wisconsin
Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.