Landmarks · Puzzle #32 · Saturday, October 31

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

Göbekli Tepe
Carved stone pillars from before farming
Photo: Teomancimit, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Mount Rainier
Glacier-clad volcano looming over a city
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Wadi Rum
Desert valley where films play Mars
Photo: Raya Sharbain, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Wadi Rum scored best in World Heritage (10.0): it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In North America was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in North America.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 60 languages (4.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 65°F over the year (6.9) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 2,625 ft above sea level (2.6) Source: Wikidata Q40729, P2044
World Heritage
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 1.6 inches of rain a year (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 162,000 visitors in 2017 (5.0) Source: jordantimes.com
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 123,476 times in 2025 (1.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Lincoln Memorial
Temple-like memorial to a seated president
Photo: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative work: upstateNYer, Public domain
On this board Lincoln Memorial scored best in Crowd pleaser (10.0): it drew 7.74 million visitors in 2025. Altitude was its weakest fit (0.0): it sits 36 ft above sea level.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 53 languages (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 36 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q213559, P2044
World Heritage
isn't a UNESCO World Heritage Site (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 45 inches of rain a year (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 7.74 million visitors in 2025 (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 219,690 times in 2025 (2.2) Source: Wikimedia page views
In North America
is in North America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Great Barrier Reef
Coral reef system visible from space
Photo: NASA, by MISR, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Ben Nevis
Rugged peak with an observatory's ruins on top
Photo: Loek037 at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Statue of Unity
Bronze-clad statue of an independence leader
Photo: Snehrashmi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Death Valley
Desert valley that holds the heat record
Photo: Photographersnature, CC BY-SA 3.0
On this board Death Valley scored best in In North America (10.0): it is in North America. Altitude was its weakest fit (0.0): it sits -279 ft above sea level.
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 79 languages (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 66°F over the year (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits -279 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q118388, P2044
World Heritage
isn't a UNESCO World Heritage Site (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 4.9 inches of rain a year (0.6) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.32 million visitors in 2025 (8.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 459,960 times in 2025 (4.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
In North America
is in North America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia