History off the Beaten Path: Charles Lindbergh Burial Site: Hidden in Hawaii

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we venture into a lush environment to view the unpretentious resting place of a historic aviator.

The church on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where Charles Lindbergh is buried. Deena Bouknight

After he made the first-ever solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh instantly became one of the year’s most recognizable and celebrated people. He was TIME magazine’s first “Man of the Year.” Smithsonian listed him first in their “1927: A Year in the Collections.”

Everywhere he went after completing that ground-breaking 33.5-hour flight, he was met by crowds in the thousands and honored with parades, medals, awards, and more.