Places We All Pod Down Here Wants to Go

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

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.

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

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.

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

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

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

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

A Japanese pilot crash-landed on this Hawaiian island after the Pearl Harbor attack and terrorized locals for a week.

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

Formerly a lovely white sand beach this Hawaiian stretch is now a trap for countless tons of trash.

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

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

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.

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

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

This World War II-era bunker is now packed with posters and props from movies and TV shows filmed nearby.

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.