Landmarks · Puzzle #15 · Wednesday, October 14

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

Mount Everest in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 237 languages (10.0)
Pikes Peak in Altitude: sits 14,114 ft above sea level (10.0)
Mont-Saint-Michel in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 925,481 times in 2025 (9.3)
Tower Bridge in Far from the equator: lies 52° from the equator (8.6)
Ellora Caves in Hot spot: averages 78°F over the year (9.7)
Waitomo Glowworm Caves in Down Under: is in Oceania (10.0)
Victoria Falls in In Africa: is in Africa (10.0)
Terracotta Army in Crowd pleaser: drew 11.6 million visitors in 2024 (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.6 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Mount Everest
Peak first summited by Hillary and Tenzing
Photo: Mount_Everest_as_seen_from_Drukair2.jpg: shrimpo1967 derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0
In Africa
isn't in Africa (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 28° from the equator (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 29,035 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q513, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 2.86 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 237 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 27°F over the year (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 47,524 visitors in 2025 (3.2) Source: giwmscdnone.gov.np
Pikes Peak
Summit reached by road, railway and trail
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
In Africa
isn't in Africa (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 39° from the equator (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 14,114 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q665321, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 256,697 times in 2025 (2.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 32 languages (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 45°F over the year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 600,000 visitors in 2018 (6.9) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Mont-Saint-Michel
Abbey on a tidal island, cut off by the sea
Photo: Diliff, Public domain
In Africa
isn't in Africa (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 49° from the equator (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 56 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Wikidata Q20892, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 925,481 times in 2025 (9.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 97 languages (6.5) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 52°F over the year (4.4) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.63 million visitors in 2025 (8.3) Source: monuments-nationaux.fr
Tower Bridge
Drawbridge with twin towers that opens for ships
Photo: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0
In Africa
isn't in Africa (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 52° from the equator (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 3 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 380,998 times in 2025 (3.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 86 languages (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 913,247 visitors in 2025 (7.5) Source: alva.org.uk
Ellora Caves
Temples and monasteries carved out of a cliff
Photo: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
In Africa
isn't in Africa (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 20° from the equator (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 2,231 ft above sea level (2.2) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 316,850 times in 2025 (3.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 74 languages (4.9) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 78°F over the year (9.7) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.74 million visitors in 2023 (8.4) Source: deccanchronicle.com
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Cave lit by thousands of glowworms
Photo: Donnie Ray Jones, CC BY 2.0
In Africa
isn't in Africa (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 38° from the equator (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 236 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 13,392 times in 2025 (0.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 8 languages (0.5) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.2) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
is in Oceania (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 500,000 visitors in 2019 (6.6) Source: rnz.co.nz
Victoria Falls
"The Smoke That Thunders"
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
In Africa
is in Africa (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 18° from the equator (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 2,927 ft above sea level (2.9) Source: Wikidata Q43278, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 387,323 times in 2025 (3.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 111 languages (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 73°F over the year (8.7) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 438,553 visitors in 2025 (6.5) Source: zimbabwetourism.net
Terracotta Army
Thousands of clay soldiers guarding an emperor's tomb
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0
In Africa
isn't in Africa (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 34° from the equator (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 1,585 ft above sea level (1.6) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 841,206 times in 2025 (8.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 90 languages (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 58°F over the year (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 11.6 million visitors in 2024 (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org