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The Most Over-The-Top Burgers In Every State

Pack your bags; we're going on a road trip.

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Because nothing screams 'merica more than a good burger.

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Alabama

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Niffasaurus The Beast at Niffer's Place, Auburn

Always up for a challenge? With several extreme burgers and crazy burger challenges, Niffer's Place is the spot for you. The Southwest Burger (pictured), featured as Burger of the Year, is topped with fresh pico de gallo, covered in Niffer's white cheese dip, and served on a toasted brioche bun.

Niffasaurus the Beast is the newest and most extreme challenge: two pounds of ground beef, quadruple stacked on a giant sourdough bun, topped with melted cheddar, mozzarella, pepper jack, and Swiss cheeses, a fried egg, and crispy bacon. Best of luck; we're rooting for you.

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Alaska

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Seward's Folly at West Rib Pub and Grill, Talkeetna

This bad boy touts itself as being the biggest burger in Alaska and considering it weighs in around 5 pounds, we can't disagree. Topped with over 2 pounds of Caribou burger, sliced ham, 12 pieces of bacon, 12 slices of cheese, lettuce, tomato, and grilled onions, and smothered in West Rib's famous "Fat Ass" sauce, anyone who can eat this all within an hour earns the title of Master and gets a free T-shirt.

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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The Five Five Challenge at Hwy 55, Searcy

This burger challenge is only for the fearless: 55 oz. of beef, 14 slices of cheese, and at least four toppings between a bun PLUS a 6 oz. order of fries and a 24 oz. drinks. If you finish it all in under a half hour, it's on the house and your name is added to the Wall of Fame. If you can't finish it, you're stuck paying.

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California

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Jump In The Fryer at Grill 'Em All, Alhambra

Have breakfast for lunch with this crazy combination of a beef patty, fried chicken, bacon, and cheddar cheese between two waffle buns and topped off with maple and sriracha.

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Colorado

SHOT 10/8/13 1:04:04 PM - Crave Real Burgers menu items and shakes at their Highlands Ranch, Co. location. Big, juicy burgers made with fresh ground chuck, hand-pressed on a searing hot flat top grill to seal in all the happiness. (Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2013)
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The Popper at Crave Real Burgers, Castle Rock

Here at Delish, we stand by the classic combination of bagels and cream cheese, but we had never considered putting cream cheese on our burgers—until now. The Popper burger features all the staple burger toppings, lettuce, tomato, and onions, plus the popping (see what we did there?) addition of jalapeños, chipotle mayo, avocado, and beer-battered cream cheese.

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Connecticut

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Chip and Dip Burger at Flipside, Fairfield

This delicious burger is topped with caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, house-made potato chips, and French onion dip.

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Delaware

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PB&J Burger at Pickled Pig Pub, Rehoboth Beach

Combine your two favorite lunchtime sandwiches with this amped up burger. With an 8-oz. ground beef burger covered in bacon peanut butter, strawberry-jalapeño jam, and aged cheddar cheese, served on a kaiser roll, it's definitely peanut butter jelly time.

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Florida

Florida

Hot Fudge Burger at McGuire's Irish Pub, Pensacola

Described on the menu as being "the worst," this dinner-turned-dessert is a 14-oz. Black Angus patty topped with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, and a red cherry. Lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and wedge cut fries are served on the side.

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Georgia

Georgia

The Nook's Shrimp & Grits Stuffed Burger at The Nook on Piedmont Park, Atlanta

This mouth-watering angus beef burger is stuffed with sauteed shrimp, andouille sausage, and gouda cheese. It's then topped with andouille sausage and a gouda grit cake, complete with a smoked tomato beurre blanc sauce.

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Hawaii

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Kula Burger at Stewz Maui Burgers, Maui

Seated between two Hawaiian Sweet Bread buns and made of Maui Cattle grass-fed beef, this beauty is topped with Hass avocado slices, shaved red onion slices, slow-roasted garlic shmear, slow-roasted Poblano slices, Monterrey jack cheese, and Stewz homemade chipotle lime aioli. Say aloha to your new favorite burger.

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Idaho

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Man Versus Food Burger at Big Jud's, Boise

Featured on Travel Channel's Man vs. Food, this burger is a challenge in itself. This layered-beauty is made of two layers, each with a 1 pound patty, bacon, mushrooms, Swiss cheese, and bleu cheese, and then the whole thing is topped with mayo, lettuce, and tomato. In case you had room for extra, a basket of Big Jud's fries is served on the side.

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Illinois

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The Daddy Mac at Hamburger Mary's, Chicago

Topped with beer-cheese macaroni, American cheese, lettuce, and Mary's sauce, it's easy to see why this burger is described as "the cheesiest"... and that's something we never turn down here at Delish.

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Indiana

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Honey Chipotle Burger at Bru Burger Bar, Indianapolis

Otherwise known as the "Meat Sweats" burger to Bru Burger Bar VIPs, this baby is a 1/2-pound chuck, sirloin, and brisket burger topped with caramelized onions, white cheddar cheese, bacon, a PBR beer-battered onion ring, BBQ pulled pork, and black pepper mayo. BRB, drooling.

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Iowa

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The Walking Ched At Zombie Burger, Des Moines

If you're a believer that cheesier = better, then this is the burger for you. The buns are made of breaded and deep-fried macaroni and cheese and the patty is topped with bacon, cheddar, caramelized and raw onions, macaroni and cheese, and mayo.

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Kansas

Kansas

Picante Burger at Dempsey's Pub, Wichita

If you like feeling like your mouth is on fire (in a good way), then this burger is for you. It comes topped with pepper jack cheese, a puree of spicy peppers, jalapeños, banana peppers, and hot wing sauce, on request. Can you handle the heat?

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Kentucky

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The Bubba Burger at Doc Crow's, Louisville

A 1/2-pound all-beef patty covered in pulled pork, beef brisket, onion rings, coleslaw, and fried green tomatoes, and then topped with a fried egg? Sign us up.

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Louisiana

Louisiana

The Ultimate Cure at Bayou Burger, New Orleans

This burger takes two American classics, burgers and grilled cheese, and combines them into one amazing masterpiece: a grilled cheese bacon sandwich hugged between two beef patties, topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles, red onions, and Tabasco mayo, all served on a brioche bun.

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Maine

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The Slab Burger at Nosh Kitchen Bar, Portsmouth

This amazing burger is a hybrid between two classic comfort foods: burgers and pizza. Using two pieces of pizza from sister restaurant Slab Sicilian Street Food as the buns, this burger is topped with provolone cheese, red pepper marinara, and pesto.

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Maryland

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The Heart Attack at Mother's Grille, Hunt Valley

Named the Ultimate Burger in Maryland by Food Network, this beer-battered bad boy is hand-packed and stuffed with cheddar cheese, deep fried, and topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and chipotle mayo.

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