Landmarks · Puzzle #28 · Tuesday, October 27

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

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

Machu Picchu
Inca citadel on a mountain ridge
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Nazca Lines
Figures drawn into the desert floor
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nazca Lines's best fit on this board was Old timer, worth 10.0: work began in 500 BC, 2,526 years ago. Its weakest was Seeing red, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly red or orange.
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 500 BC, 2,526 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 1,519 ft above sea level (1.5) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 410,437 times in 2025 (4.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
In South America
is in South America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 4.9 inches of rain a year (0.6) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 65°F over the year (7.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 69 languages (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
Hawa Mahal
"Palace of Winds" with hundreds of little windows
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
Hawa Mahal is mostly red or orange, so its best fit on this board was Seeing red, worth 10.0. Its weakest was In South America, worth 0.0, since it isn't in South America.
Seeing red
is mostly red or orange (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1799, 227 years ago (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 1,453 ft above sea level (1.5) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 246,166 times in 2025 (2.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 21 inches of rain a year (2.6) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 78°F over the year (9.6) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 59 languages (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Three Gorges Dam
Hydroelectric dam, the most powerful power station
Photo: Source file: Le Grand Portage Derivative work: Rehman, CC BY 2.0
On this board Three Gorges Dam scored best in Most looked-up (8.0): its Wikipedia article was read 799,309 times in 2025. Seeing red was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly red or orange.
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1994, 32 years ago (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 607 ft above sea level (0.6) Source: Wikidata Q12514, P2044
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 799,309 times in 2025 (8.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 42 inches of rain a year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 58°F over the year (5.6) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 106 languages (7.1) Source: Wikipedia
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Shinto shrine with tunnels of torii gates
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0
Fushimi Inari Taisha is mostly red or orange, so its best fit on this board was Seeing red, worth 10.0. Its weakest was In South America, worth 0.0, since it isn't in South America.
Seeing red
is mostly red or orange (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 711, 1,315 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 154 ft above sea level (0.2) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 199,165 times in 2025 (2.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 65 inches of rain a year (8.2) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 57°F over the year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 41 languages (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
Merlion
Half-lion, half-fish statue that spouts water
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Tokyo Tower
Lattice tower modeled on the Eiffel Tower
Photo: Akonnchiroll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Tiger's Nest
Monastery clinging to a sheer cliff
Photo: Original: Nina R from Africa Derivative work: UnpetitproleX, CC BY 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.