Honolulu, Hawaii
Site of the Japanese WWII Surrender
A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.
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Honolulu, Hawaii
A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.
Pepeekeo, Hawaii
These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.
Hilo, Hawaii
Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Pāhoa, Hawaii
A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.
Fairhope, Alabama
This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'
Willow Springs, Illinois
The final resting place of the world's first nuclear reactor.
Joliet, Illinois
A historic and oft-filmed prison stands in a Chicago suburb.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.
Jeju-si, South Korea
A theme park made of glass, from the gleaming books on the shelves to the crystal fish in the mirror lake.
Crystal Falls, Michigan
Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.
Paju, South Korea
South Korea's largely symbolic, barely used gateway to the North.
Waipu, New Zealand
A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.