 The monument where " visitors can simultaneously straddle the territory of four states " is maintained as a tourist attraction by the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department . Unlike many other attractions based on what are primarily political boundaries , such as the Berlin Wall , Four Corners Monument is an example of a political boundary that is a tourist destination in its own right . The monument consists of a granite disk embedded with a smaller bronze disk around the point , surrounded by smaller , appropriately located state seals and flags representing both the states and tribal nations of the area . Circling the point , starting from north , the disk reads with two words in each state " Here meet in freedom under God four states " . Around the monument , local Navajo and Ute artisans sell souvenirs and food . An admission fee is required to view and photograph the monument . The monument is a popular tourist attraction despite its remote and isolated location . As early as 1908 , people traveled long distances to take pictures of family and friends at the monument in Twister @-@ like poses , sitting on the disk , in a circle of friends or family around the disk , or for couples to kiss directly over the disk . 
