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

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

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

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

A statue high in a hill that represents how Buffalo Bill got his name.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

It's big, it's a ball, and it's made of twine—the world's largest of its kind.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.

Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

This tiny old water tower once doubled as a makeshift jail.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

The world’s largest combined collection of U.S. and Russian aircraft got its start in a poultry building.

The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.

The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.

The show pony of cave systems, Fantastic Caverns manages to live up to its name.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

The world's longest known cave system.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.