Tucson, Arizona
309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
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Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador
The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.
Casablanca, Morocco
The rubbery beast is sculpted from recycled materials.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.
San Diego, California
Listen to the sounds of the Earth moving along the Rose Canyon Fault.
Barutana, Montenegro
A deserted site of Yugoslav remembrance.
Detroit, Michigan
It's an incredibly beautiful city public space, with spacious rooms to study and admire the artwork.
Qasr al Hajj, Libya
A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.
Tulare, California
A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.
Frankfurt, Germany
The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.
Čačersk, Belarus
A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.
Hammondsport, New York
Curtiss is a forgotten figure in the early history of flight.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
An aviation relic that made coast-to-coast travel possible.
Budapest, Hungary
A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.
Tehran, Iran
A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.
Schiphol, Netherlands
This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.
Brooklyn, New York
The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.
Stockholm, Sweden
Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.
Vik, Iceland
A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.
Iceland
Rising from the sea like a stone monster.
Krong Battambang, Cambodia
Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.
Kampot Province, Cambodia
A former French military respite turned jungle tourism hotspot.
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.