Places of interest I did not know I was near at first

Being geography-challenged, I have sometimes not known till I arrived in a particular place that I was close to a place of personal interest. 

Examples:
Pulau Tiga, Malaysian island where the first season of Survivor was shotBrookings, Oregon, town closest to the bomb site explained in my book Thirty Minutes Over OregonGroundhog Day film locations, Illinois (though the story takes place in Pennsylvania)Scopes Monkey Trial courtroom, Tennessee