This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his monicker to peaks.

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.

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

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

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.