The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

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

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

The easiest way to the highest point in Wyoming is only accessible via one hefty fee.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Large one-man sculpture park in Michigan.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A unique botanical garden housed in three giant geodesic domes.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.