This jumbo jet found a new life as a restaurant in Seoul, South Korea.
The Boeing 747 became iconic during its decades of service flying all over the world. Some people are trying to keep the fame going for the beloved jumbo, which serves its owners in a variety of ways on the ground. The airplanes, which can be bought from an airline after retirement, are typically re-sold through such outfits as Trade-A-Plane and aviatorsale.com. Depending on condition and age, prices can range from $2 million to $110 million.
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Jumbo Stay Hostel, a 747 made into a hotel at Sweden’s Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
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In Seoul, South Korea, the second 747 built (named the Clipper Juan T. Trippe) failed as a restaurant and was demolished in 2010.
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A shattered 747 that appeared in the 2005 version of War of the Worlds can be seen on the Universal Studios tour in Los Angeles.
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Inside the hostel, you can sleep on a 747 without getting a stiff neck.
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At the Evergreen Wings & Waves Waterpark in McMinnville, Oregon, a rooftop 747 serves as a starting point for watersides that empty into a pool in the building below.
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Another 747 has been sliced up and turned into a house on a 55-acre property in the Santa Monica mountains in California.
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