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

A cooled lava flow from the Haleakalā volcano formed these surreal-looking columnar basalt structures.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

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

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

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

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

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

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 industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

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

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.

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

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.