45th Parallel Marker

This small bronze pyramid marks the center of Belgrade, but some say it is a Masonic symbol.

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

This lesser-known geographic marker was the reference point for all surveys of the continent for 75 years.

This large copper bolt represents the benchmark for measuring sea levels in most of Europe.

This stone obelisk is a relic of the 17th-century Swedish mile markers.

The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.

An impressive century-old, to-scale topographical map of Guatemala.

Finding the exact middle of a giant land mass is hard to determine, but this spot managed to do the trick.