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

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

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

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.

Images chiseled into the basalt here date back an estimated 300 years.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

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

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

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

A true treehouse near Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

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