Airplanes

This massive piece of aviation history calls this residential neighborhood home.

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.

A giant glider—designed by the father of the Rubik's Cube's designer—now soars within a shopping mall.

For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.

This airport currywurst stand is made out of retro airplane parts.

This aluminum airplane pays homage to the Flying Tigers of World War II.

With only one flight in and out a week, the unfenced runway at this small island's airport transforms into a seaside park for locals and visitors.

Once a gas station, this flightless airplane beside the Old Dixie Highway now houses a barbershop.

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.

An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.

This rooftop sign has been confusing Milwaukee-bound airline passengers for decades.

A supersonic jet stands on a pedestal in this rural village as a monument to military aviation.

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

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.