I walked to Official Center of the World; which is a dot on a bronze plaque within a pyramid in Felicity, CA. The center of the world, or universe, can be anywhere. However in this case it was set by law, based upon a childrens book. "COE the Good Dragon at the Center of the World." The pyramid was suggested by the author's wife as he wrote the book. "It's in the desert, why not a pyramid?" He took his wife seriously. The author built the pyramid, named the town for his wife, and ran for Mayor (Felicity means happiness). Landmarks are scattered throughout the small town (pop. 2 people), The gnomon of the 15 ft. Sundial at Felicity is a three-dimensional bronze of Michelangelo's Arm of God painted on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The arm points to the  Church on the Hill at Felicity built in 2006.  The Hill of Prayer,  site of the Church, was built in January 2002 by  moving 150,000 tons of earth. The church is the highest point in the town. There is a sculpture at the entrance which is the 25 ft. high section number 12 of the original stairway of the Eiffel Tower. In 1983, the Government of France removed approximately 500 ft. of the original stairway. It serves no practical purpose. There is also a history of humanity etched in long slabs of granite. Felicity is a town of uninhibited imagination that says we are a rock circling a star in the middle of an infinite universe. Live where you want; build what you want; believe what you want; but do it all with respect for your fellow man and surroundings.
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