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Podcast: Arrows Across America

Need directions? Look down.
The Podcast Team April 4, 2023
Mia Mia, Australia

John Duigan Monument

Dedicated to the first flight of an aircraft to be designed and built in Australia.
Presque Isle, Maine

Double Eagle II Balloon Site

A small park commemorates the departure of the first-ever successful transatlantic balloon voyage.
Woolsey, Nevada

Lovelock Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.
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The Wonders of Florida in 24 Museums

The Sunshine State quietly boasts a world of unexpected museums.
East Lothian, Scotland

R34 Memorial

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.
Ceres, Scotland

Vincenzo Lunardi Commemorative Plaque

A stone memorial marking the location where Scotland's first aeronautical flight landed.
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Bridgeport, Connecticut

Gustave Whitehead Fountain

This monument commemorates an aeronaut who allegedly flew a plane before the Wright brothers.
Herne Bay, England

Amy Johnson Statue

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Main-a-dieu, Nova Scotia

Beryl Markham's Landing Site

This remote piece of Cape Breton coast was the unceremonious landing site of the first solo, east-west transatlantic flight made by a female aviator.
Pittsburg, Texas

Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum

Home to a full-scale replica of the Ezekiel Airship, an aircraft that allegedly flew in 1902—a year before the Wright brothers took to the skies over Kitty Hawk.
Bridgetown, Barbados

First International Flight Stone and Plaque

This stone commemorates the island's launch into international aviation.
Santa Clara, California

John J. Montgomery Obelisk

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.
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These French Falconers Are a Family Act

Their diverse, globetrotting work is equal parts science and spectacle.
Emily Monaco June 11, 2020
Atlanta, Georgia

The 747 Experience

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.
Malmesbury, England

Eilmer's Landing

Where an 11th-century flying monk crash landed after attempting to take to the skies.
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18 of the World's Most Delightful Airport Features

Atlas Obscura readers share their favorite places to kill time while waiting for a flight.
Eric Grundhauser June 6, 2019
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This Dinosaur's Feathers Are an Evolutionary Mystery

They offer conflicting clues as to whether or not it could fly.
Matthew Taub January 28, 2019