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.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

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

FDR's Art Deco hospital tower was hopelessly inefficient.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

In this relatively flat state the highest point is an honored place.

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