Northernmost Site in Each U.S. State

There's a lot of extreme sites in Atlas Obscura, and these are the ones who are extremely north in their state! They're the top of the charts, they've got friends in high places, they - JOKEMASTER? WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY slap OWWW IMM SORRY, OK?!

by Mrawesome712

50 Places

Florence, Alabama

Wichahpi Commemorative Stone Wall

The longest non-mortared wall in the country is one man's tribute to his displaced Yuchi ancestor's five-year journey to her homeland.

Added by msmithnc

Barrow Whale Bone Arch

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

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Marble Canyon, Arizona

White Pocket

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

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Sulphur Springs, Arkansas

Sulphur Springs Park

These springs were once the source of a tourism boom to Sulphur Springs.

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Gasquet, California

Darlingtonia Trail

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

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Clark, Colorado

Hahn’s Peak Lookout

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

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Salisbury, Connecticut

South Slope of Mount Frissell

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

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Wilmington, Delaware

Smith's Bridge

The longest covered bridge in Delaware.

Added by blimpcaptain

DeFuniak Springs, Florida

Britton Hill

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

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Mineral Bluff, Georgia

The Zoo, Groovy Yard Art

The only zoo where you can buy animals that won't need feeding.

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Honolulu County, Hawaii

Tern Island

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

Cara Giaimo

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Lionhead Natural Water Slides

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

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Scales Mound, Illinois

Charles Mound

This family driveway also serves as the highest point in Illinois.

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Fremont, Indiana

Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve

A herd of roughly 250 American bison roam these plains.

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Hawkeye Point

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

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Kensington, Kansas

'Home on the Range' Cabin

See the home and the range on which "Home on the Range" was arranged.

Added by ianlefk

Petersburg, Kentucky

The Creation Museum

A 70,000-square-foot institution dedicated to a very literal, creationist perspective on the Book of Genesis.

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Minden, Louisiana

Germantown Colony and Museum

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.

Added by samanthaerin90

Fort Kent, Maine

America's First Mile

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

Added by mchampeau

Elkton, Maryland

The Beehive: Elk Creek's Preservation Society

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

Added by Gary Saum

Amesbury, Massachusetts

Plum Island Museum of Lost Toys & Curiosities

Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.

Added by anthonylreed

Copper Harbor, Michigan

Keweenaw Rocket Range

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

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Angle Inlet, Minnesota

Northwest Angle

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

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Olive Branch, Mississippi

Brussel's Bonsai Nursery

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

Added by spiralz

Kirksville, Missouri

Kirksville Devil's Chair

Another in a long tradition of legends regarding infernal seats.

Added by ly9oawesome

West Glacier, Montana

Ptarmigan Tunnel

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

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Harrison, Nebraska

Toadstool Geologic Park

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

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Winnemucca, Nevada

Thousand Creek Gorge

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

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Pittsburg, New Hampshire

Republic of Indian Stream

An unrecognized nation-state created in the 1820s to avoid taxes.

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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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Raton, New Mexico

Raton Iridium Layer

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

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Ogdensburg, New York

Frederic Remington Art Museum

Located on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, this mansion is home to a massive art collection.

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Mount Airy, North Carolina

Mount Airy

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

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Dunseith, North Dakota

W'eel Turtle

A rim-made reptile in North Dakota.

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Ashtabula, Ohio

Ashtabula Bridge Disaster Monument

A monument to the “unrecognized dead” of the tragic 1876 train crash.

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Picher, Oklahoma

Picher

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

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Astoria, Oregon

Shallon Winery

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

Added by heidiruthless

Erie, Pennsylvania

USS Niagara

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

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Woonsocket, Rhode Island

Chan's Fine Oriental Dining, Jazz & Blues

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

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Landrum, South Carolina

Silver Springs Filling Station

Replica of an old Esso filling station, complete with Wayne gravity pump and outhouse.

Added by mackenzieprice13

Lemmon, South Dakota

Kokomo Gallery

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

Added by johnlopezstudio

Byrdstown, Tennessee

Cordell Hull Birthplace Museum

The longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner was born in this humble cabin.

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'Cast Away' Crossroads

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

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'Kay's Fudge' Gravestone

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.

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Haskell Free Library and Opera House

This unusual building straddles two countries.

Added by renkessler

Winchester, Virginia

Old Town Spring

A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.

Added by blimpcaptain

Molson, Washington

Okanogan Highland Ghost Towns

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

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Chester, West Virginia

World's Largest Teapot

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

Added by mdschill

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