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The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

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.

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

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.

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

The highest point in Delaware is located under a trailer so this marker across the street will have to do.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

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

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.