The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

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

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

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

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

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

A peculiar forest that was handcrafted for government experiments.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

The highest point in Oklahoma used to be a lawless outlaw's paradise.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

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

From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

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

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.