Bellefontaine, Ohio
Campbell Hill
In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sibley, Iowa
Hawkeye Point
The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.
Kenton, Oklahoma
Black Mesa
The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.
Adams, Massachusetts
Mount Greylock
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.
Lynn, Indiana
Hoosier Hill
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.
Wantage, New Jersey
High Point Monument
The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Center of the Nation Monument
Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.
West Glacier, Montana
Going-to-the-Sun Road
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
Waterton Park, Alberta
Prince of Wales Hotel
A majestic hotel that also stands as a historic relic.
Lander, Wyoming
The Sinks
This canyon is named for a unique geologic formation where the river vanishes underground near the mouth of the canyon and reappears farther down.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
Devils Tower
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Lovell, Wyoming
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Yachats, Oregon
Thor’s Well
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Hanksville, Utah
Hollow Mountain
At this gas station in the middle of the desert, a convenience store has been carved directly into the rock.
Green River, Utah
Goblin Valley State Park
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Moab, Utah
Landscape Arch
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Hanging Lake
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Grand Junction, Colorado
Rattlesnake Canyon Arches
This remote Colorado canyon is home to the second-largest collection of natural arches in the world.
Leadville, Colorado
Camp Hale Ruins
The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.
Alamosa, Colorado
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Alamosa County, Colorado
Zapata Falls
A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.
San Luis, Colorado
Shrine of the Stations of the Cross
This shrine is an ode to the region's rich Hispanic heritage.
Taos, New Mexico
Taos Pueblo
A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.
