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A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

Now a pedestrian bridge, this was once part of a narrow-gauge railroad that ran along the east coast of Kauai.

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.

Hawai'i's oldest wooden house was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820.

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.

A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.

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.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

Hiding in plane sight.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

Ten acres of the Kula Forest Reserve make up this wondrous state park.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

Football field-sized microalgae production tanks on the Hawaiian coast create a stunning view from space.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.