Landmarks · Puzzle #10 · Friday, October 9

Landmarks: the board

Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Landmarks.

The best board

Tikal in Hot spot: averages 76°F over the year (9.2)
Sugarloaf Mountain in Sky high: stands 1,299 ft tall (10.0)
Angkor Wat in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 137 languages (9.1)
Gateway of India in Rainy: gets 99 inches of rain a year (10.0)
Pantheon in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.2 million times in 2025 (10.0)
Canton Tower in In Asia: is in Asia (10.0)
Moai of Easter Island in Down Under: is in Oceania (10.0)
St. Basil's Cathedral in Far from the equator: lies 56° from the equator (9.3)

The most this board could score: 77.6 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Tikal
Maya city whose temples rise above the jungle
Photo: Mundo Maya, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sky high
stands 230 ft tall (2.3) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 190,201 times in 2025 (1.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 75 languages (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 76°F over the year (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 17° from the equator (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 68 inches of rain a year (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
Sugarloaf Mountain
Granite dome reached by a glass cable car
Photo: Ccarelo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sky high
stands 1,299 ft tall (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 92,962 times in 2025 (0.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 57 languages (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 74°F over the year (8.8) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 23° from the equator (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 58 inches of rain a year (7.2) Source: Wikipedia
Angkor Wat
Temple city with five lotus-bud towers
Photo: The original uploader was Fuzheado at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Sky high
stands 213 ft tall (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.27 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 137 languages (9.1) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 82°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 13° from the equator (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 50 inches of rain a year (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
Gateway of India
Basalt arch facing the harbor
Photo: A.Savin, FAL
Sky high
stands 85 ft tall (0.9) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 246,139 times in 2025 (2.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 44 languages (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 80°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 19° from the equator (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 99 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Pantheon
Temple with a concrete dome and an open eye
Photo: NikonZ7II, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sky high
stands 142 ft tall (1.4) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.2 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 81 languages (5.4) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 61°F over the year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 42° from the equator (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 31 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
Canton Tower
TV tower with a slender, twisted waist
Photo: jiang-wen-jie, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sky high
stands 1,982 ft tall (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 157,193 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 53 languages (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 73°F over the year (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 23° from the equator (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 68 inches of rain a year (8.5) Source: Wikipedia
Moai of Easter Island
Stone heads, some buried to their shoulders
Photo: Rivi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sky high
stands 13 ft tall (0.1) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 543,826 times in 2025 (5.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 78 languages (5.2) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 71°F over the year (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
is in Oceania (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 27° from the equator (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 23 inches of rain a year (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
St. Basil's Cathedral
Church with swirling, candy-colored onion domes
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sky high
stands 154 ft tall (1.5) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 317,302 times in 2025 (3.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 79 languages (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 40°F over the year (1.9) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
In Asia
isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 30 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia