The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

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

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

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

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

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

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

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 Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

A white oak with property rights.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.