This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

The highest point in Indiana is curated by an Eagle scout but may be in danger of losing its record to a nearby garbage pile.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Downtown Minneapolis mixed art and function by turning some of their sewer covers into works of art.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.

A spectacular Bulgarian cave resembling a devil's head with a waterfall rushing down its throat.

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

This huge industrial sculpture looks like a UFO and a factory had a baby.