Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

An ancient Roman temple first dedicated to an emperor's wife is now a church.

This plaque marks the spot where the first crossing guards helped get kids safely to school.

Where the notorious gang lived while on the run from the FBI.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

Dakota legend claims this locally iconic pinnacle was once part of a sacred burial site that was cleaved in two.

Direct, creative challenge to Mother Nature's winter wrath.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

A mapping error in the 19th century made loggers think this section of the forest was underwater.