Aviation

A small obelisk commemorates the launch site of the world's first liquid-fueled rocket.

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Set amid the remains of a secret WWII airfield, this barn was preserved as a memorial to Allied agents who parachuted into Europe.

A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.

This declassified Cold War bunker hosts a large collection of Swedish aircraft.

This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

An incredible airplane graveyard sits outside this small museum dedicated to preserving aviation history.

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

This memorial to the Mercury Seven astronaut stands at the site of his former elementary school.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.