This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

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

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

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

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

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

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

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

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

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

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

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

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.

This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."

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

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

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

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