The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

The highest point in Wisconsin is capped by two towers that are not as mythic as Tolkien's but provide much better views.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

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.

The highest point in Mississippi is a hilltop that was once used to bombard a nearby town with artillery.

The honor of highest point in Michigan was almost given to the wrong peak before this mountain won out by 11 inches.

The highest point in Iowa, while not that impressive to mountain states, has earned its own monuments.

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

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.