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Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Geographical Center of the Entire United States

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

Óscar Romero Plaque

Edinburgh, Scotland

Óscar Romero Plaque

In memory of the assassinated, now-canonized Salvadoran archbishop who is the namesake of nearby Romero Place.

Museum at Black Hills Institute

Hill City, South Dakota

Museum at Black Hills Institute

One of the largest private collections of fossils in the world.

'Bar Roma'

Randers, Denmark

'Bar Roma'

This enormous aluminum figure in Denmark lying in a plunged position, echoes the global debate on canceled historical statues.

Seesicht

Zug, Switzerland

'Seesicht' ('Lake View')

Walk down these stairs to get an underwater view of Switzerland's Lake Zug.

Monument to Jules Verne—Octopus

Vigo, Spain

Monument to Jules Verne—Octopus

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

Overland Trail Museum

Sterling, Colorado

Overland Trail Museum

Snapshots of late 19th and early 20th century Americana, focused on life on the plains, are displayed in this museum.

Afterlife Antiques & Oddities

Eureka, Nevada

Afterlife Antiques & Oddities

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

The E.T.H.I.C. Museum at dusk.

Glendora, Mississippi

Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center

Young Emmett Till's tragic story, which sparked America's civil rights movement, is retold near the site where it occurred.

Tufa Cave

Nevada

Tufa Cave

A large wave-cut shelter, a major archeological site, overlooks the dry basin of Winnemucca Lake.

Original Wright Brothers Homestead

Dayton, Ohio

Original Wright Brothers Homestead

The childhood home of the Wright Brothers in Dayton.

Front of the Mother Bulgaria Pantheon

Gurgulyat, Bulgaria

Mother Bulgaria Pantheon

While it would not look out of place among Serbian spomeniks, this massive Bulgarian monument commemorates one of their defeats.

‘The Awakening’

Viterbo, Italy

‘The Awakening’

This fiberglass version of the Awakening sculpture by Seward Johnson, now resides in its third location in Italy, in Viterbo.

Faro di Gaggio Montano

Gaggio Montano, Italy

Faro di Gaggio Montano

A unique combination of a lighthouse and a poignant memorial to the fallen of the two world wars.

Monument to the Heroes of the Air

Bucharest, Romania

Monument to the Heroes of the Air

This sculpture used famed boxer Joe Louis as the inspiration behind its body.

Glory Hole Falls

Ozone, Arkansas

Glory Hole Falls

In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.

View from the Academy Cemetery across the Severn River

Annapolis, Maryland

Jeannette Monument

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

Ras Angela

Ras Angela, Tunisia

Ras Angela

The northernmost point of continental Africa—or is it?

The Pensacola Lighthouse on Naval Air Station Pensacola. "Pensacola Lighthouse"

Pensacola, Florida

Pensacola Lighthouse

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

Grand Mosque of Agadez

Agadez, Niger

Grand Mosque of Agadez

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.

The Arch of Conception

Velha Goa, India

The Arch of Conception

One of the few surviving gates into Old Goa, the former capital of Portuguese India.

This building is a re-creation of the Main Gate used during the Los Alamos Project.

Los Alamos, New Mexico

Main Gate Park

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

A bird at Zealandia

Wellington, New Zealand

Zealandia

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

El Hamma Water Cooler

Hammat-al-jarid, Tunisia

El Hamma Water Cooler

Geothermal resources are cooled in this oddly-shaped structure before being used for irrigation

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