Places Edited by Brett Iredell

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

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

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

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

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

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

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.