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

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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 Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

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

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

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

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.