A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Hiding in plane sight.

The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

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.

The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.

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.

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

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

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

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

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

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.