Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Madame Sherri's Castle
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
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Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
New York, New York
In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
Memphis, Tennessee
This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.
Sibley, Iowa
The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.
Scales Mound, Illinois
This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Simsboro, Louisiana
The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.
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.
Riverton, West Virginia
Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.
Bellefontaine, Ohio
In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.
Kenton, Oklahoma
The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.
Wilmington, Delaware
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
Ironton, Missouri
In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.
Sunset, South Carolina
The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.
Eglon, West Virginia
The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.
Washington, D.C.
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
Skanee, Michigan
The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.