A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

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

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

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

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

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

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This quaint museum lets you take a ride on its antique carousels.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

The first car-centric shopping plaza in the U.S. brought a little bit of Spain to downtown Kansas City.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.