Florence, Oregon
Sea Lion Caves
Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Arco, Idaho
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.
Arco, Idaho
Experimental Breeder Reactor-I
The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.
Arco, Idaho
The Devil Boat
Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.
Mackay, Idaho
Borah Peak
This highest peak in Idaho can only be reached by traversing a formation known as "Chicken-Out Ridge."
Dyersville, Iowa
Field of Dreams Movie Site
A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.
Royal, Nebraska
Ashfall Fossil Beds
When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Old Faithful Geyser
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Grand Prismatic Spring
The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.
Granite Peak
The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.
Bowman, North Dakota
White Butte
This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Split Rock Lighthouse
This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.
Grand Marais, Minnesota
Eagle Mountain
Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.
Skanee, Michigan
Mount Arvon
The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.
Sibley, Iowa
Hawkeye Point
The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.
Northesk, New Brunswick
Mount Carleton
New Brunswick's tallest mountain is the highest point in all the Maritimes.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
Centralia
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Wilmington, Delaware
Ebright Azimuth
The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rocky Statue
Yo, Adrian!
Montauk, New York
Camp Hero
A mysterious air force base built to resemble a Long Island fishing village.
Groton, Connecticut
Mystic Pizza
This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.
Stonington, Connecticut
Mystic Seaport Museum
Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.
Foster, Rhode Island
Jerimoth Hill
As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.
