Landmarks · Puzzle #16 · Thursday, October 15
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 categories
- Known worldwide: 1 pt per 15 Wikipedia languages
- Rainy: 1 pt per 8 inches of rain a year
- Crowd pleaser: 1 pt per doubling over 5,000 a year
- Most looked-up: 1 pt per 100,000 Wikipedia views in 2025
- In Asia: 10 pts if in Asia
- Hot spot: 1 pt per 5°F of yearly average over 30°F
- Altitude: 1 pt per 1,000 ft above sea level
- Far from the equator: 1 pt per 6° north or south
The best board
The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.
The lineup, figure by figure
Cappadocia
Fairy chimneys and hot-air balloons at dawn
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG from Torcy, France, CC BY-SA 2.0 On this board Cappadocia scored best in In Asia (10.0): it is in Asia. Rainy was its weakest fit (1.8): it gets 15 inches of rain a year.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 106 languages (7.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 15 inches of rain a year (1.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Crowd pleaser
- drew 4.5 million visitors in 2024 (9.8) Source: hurriyetdailynews.com
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 515,601 times in 2025 (5.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
- In Asia
- is in Asia (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 51°F over the year (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 3,373 ft above sea level (3.4) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
- Far from the equator
- lies 39° from the equator (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
Denali
Peak once named for President McKinley
Photo: Denali National Park and Preserve, Public domain Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Christ the Redeemer
Statue with outstretched arms atop a mountain
Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Mauna Kea
Volcano crowned with telescopes
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 On this board Mauna Kea scored best in Altitude (10.0): it sits 13,803 ft above sea level. In Asia was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in Asia.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 87 languages (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 63 inches of rain a year (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Crowd pleaser
- drew 100,000 visitors in 2007 (4.3) Source: en.wikipedia.org
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 435,410 times in 2025 (4.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
- In Asia
- isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 70°F over the year (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 13,803 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q131230, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 20° from the equator (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
Niagara Falls
Three waterfalls toured by the Maid of the Mist
Photo: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Giant's Causeway
Coast of six-sided basalt columns
Photo: Lindy Buckley from Nanjing, China, CC BY 2.0 Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Roman Forum
Ruins of temples, arches and law courts
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- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 72 languages (4.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 31 inches of rain a year (3.8) Source: Wikipedia
- Crowd pleaser
- drew 14.7 million visitors in 2024 (10.0) Source: statistica.cultura.gov.it
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 275,829 times in 2025 (2.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- In Asia
- isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 61°F over the year (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 46 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
- Far from the equator
- lies 42° from the equator (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
Tulum
Maya city on a cliff above a beach
Photo: Gennaro Conte, CC BY-SA 4.0 On this board Tulum scored best in Hot spot (9.9): it averages 80°F over the year. In Asia was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in Asia.
- Known worldwide
- Wikipedia has an article on it in 45 languages (3.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Rainy
- gets 51 inches of rain a year (6.4) Source: Wikipedia
- Crowd pleaser
- drew 2.19 million visitors in 2018 (8.8) Source: en.wikipedia.org
- Most looked-up
- its Wikipedia article was read 283,031 times in 2025 (2.8) Source: Wikimedia page views
- In Asia
- isn't in Asia (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
- Hot spot
- averages 80°F over the year (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
- Altitude
- sits 39 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q725883, P2044
- Far from the equator
- lies 20° from the equator (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
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