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This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.

Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

That bass was as bad a fish as any angler ever knew.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.