Landmarks · Puzzle #3 · Friday, October 2

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

Sydney Opera House in Down Under: is in Oceania (10.0)
Tōdai-ji in Old timer: work began in 738, 1,288 years ago (10.0)
Edinburgh Castle in Far from the equator: lies 56° from the equator (9.3)
Petra in Seeing red: is mostly red or orange (10.0)
Eiffel Tower in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.65 million times in 2025 (10.0)
Masada in Hot spot: averages 72°F over the year (8.4)
Leaning Tower of Pisa in Crowd pleaser: drew 5 million visitors a year (10.0)
Louvre in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 169 languages (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.7 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Sydney Opera House
Performing arts center with shell-like sails
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Roybb95~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Crowd pleaser
drew 10.9 million visitors in 2025 (10.0) Source: sydneyoperahouse.com
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 455,900 times in 2025 (4.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
is in Oceania (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 66°F over the year (7.1) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 34° from the equator (5.6) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1959, 67 years ago (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 99 languages (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
Tōdai-ji
Wooden hall housing an enormous bronze Buddha
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5
Crowd pleaser
drew 3 million visitors a year (9.2) Source: ja.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 157,346 times in 2025 (1.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 57°F over the year (5.5) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 35° from the equator (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 738, 1,288 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 44 languages (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
Edinburgh Castle
Fortress atop an extinct volcano
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crowd pleaser
drew 2.04 million visitors in 2025 (8.7) Source: alva.org.uk
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 271,124 times in 2025 (2.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 47°F over the year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 56° from the equator (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1130, 896 years ago (9.8) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 58 languages (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Petra
City carved into sandstone cliffs
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.14 million visitors in 2019 (7.8) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.4 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
is mostly red or orange (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 62°F over the year (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 30° from the equator (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 312 BC, 2,338 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 117 languages (7.8) Source: Wikipedia
Eiffel Tower
Wrought-iron lattice tower built for a world's fair
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain
Crowd pleaser
drew 6.75 million visitors in 2025 (10.0) Source: de.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.65 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 52°F over the year (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 49° from the equator (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1887, 139 years ago (7.1) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 191 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Masada
Herod's fortress on a desert plateau
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.1 million visitors in 2019 (7.8) Source: he.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 256,028 times in 2025 (2.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 72°F over the year (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 31° from the equator (5.2) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 37 BC, 2,063 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 70 languages (4.7) Source: Wikipedia
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Bell tower famous for its tilt
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crowd pleaser
drew 5 million visitors a year (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 819,970 times in 2025 (8.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 60°F over the year (6.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 44° from the equator (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1173, 853 years ago (9.7) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 119 languages (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
Louvre
Art museum with a glass pyramid and the Mona Lisa
Photo: Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY 2.5
Crowd pleaser
drew 9 million visitors in 2025 (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 847,826 times in 2025 (8.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Down Under
isn't in Oceania (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 52°F over the year (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 49° from the equator (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1546, 480 years ago (8.9) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 169 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia