Wantage, New Jersey
High Point Monument
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
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Wantage, New Jersey
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.
Hamilton Township, New Jersey
A unique sculpture park that specializes in the huge and bizarre.
Wilmington, Delaware
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
San Antonio, Texas
Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.
Paris, Arkansas
A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.
Iuka, Mississippi
The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Louisville, Kentucky
A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.
Louisville, Kentucky
One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.
Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The world's longest known cave system.
Louisville, Kentucky
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.
Burnsville, North Carolina
The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.
Hinckley, Ohio
Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Eglon, West Virginia
The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Lynn, Indiana
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.
Cave City, Kentucky
A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.