JACK DEMPSEY, Manassa, Colo.
Boxing champion Jack Dempsey ("the Manassa Mauler") took the heavyweight title in 1919 and reigned as champ for seven years before being defeated by Gene Tunney. The one-room log cabin where he and his 10 siblings were raised is now part of the Jack Dempsey Museum and Park. On display: boxing gloves, the shoes he wore for the Tunney fight, and ringside tickets from a fight with Tommy Gibbons. 412 Main St., 719/843-5207, museumtrail.org/jack dempseymuseum.asp, free.