Landmarks · Puzzle #6 · Monday, October 5

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

Palm Jumeirah in Hot spot: averages 83°F over the year (10.0)
Tiger's Nest in Altitude: sits 10,233 ft above sea level (10.0)
Neuschwanstein Castle in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 852,513 times in 2025 (8.5)
Valley of the Kings in Old timer: work began in 1539 BC, 3,565 years ago (10.0)
Saint Isaac's Cathedral in Far from the equator: lies 60° from the equator (10.0)
Golden Bridge in Rainy: gets 87 inches of rain a year (10.0)
Burj Khalifa in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 140 languages (9.3)
Itsukushima Shrine in Seeing red: is mostly red or orange (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.8 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Palm Jumeirah
Artificial island shaped like a palm tree
Photo: Member of the Expedition 22 crew., Public domain
Rainy
gets 3.3 inches of rain a year (0.4) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 25° from the equator (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 2001, 25 years ago (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 211,593 times in 2025 (2.1) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 37 languages (2.5) Source: Wikipedia
Tiger's Nest
Monastery clinging to a sheer cliff
Photo: Original: Nina R from Africa Derivative work: UnpetitproleX, CC BY 2.0
Rainy
gets 40 inches of rain a year (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 10,233 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 27° from the equator (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1692, 334 years ago (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 43°F over the year (2.6) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 97,908 times in 2025 (1.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 44 languages (2.9) Source: Wikipedia
Neuschwanstein Castle
Fairy-tale castle that inspired Disney
Photo: Wilfredor, CC0
Rainy
gets 54 inches of rain a year (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 3,084 ft above sea level (3.1) Source: Wikidata Q4152, P2044
Far from the equator
lies 48° from the equator (7.9) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1869, 157 years ago (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 42°F over the year (2.4) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 852,513 times in 2025 (8.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 93 languages (6.2) Source: Wikipedia
Valley of the Kings
Burial valley of pharaohs, Tutankhamun included
Photo: Fotograf/Photographer: Peter J. Bubenik (1995), CC BY-SA 2.0
Rainy
gets 0.1 inches of rain a year (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 591 ft above sea level (0.6) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 26° from the equator (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1539 BC, 3,565 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 76°F over the year (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 299,383 times in 2025 (3.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 88 languages (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
Saint Isaac's Cathedral
Cathedral with a gilded dome and granite columns
Photo: Florstein (Telegram:WikiPhoto.Space), CC BY-SA 4.0
Rainy
gets 29 inches of rain a year (3.6) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 60° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 1818, 208 years ago (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 41°F over the year (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 66,405 times in 2025 (0.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 56 languages (3.7) Source: Wikipedia
Golden Bridge
Footbridge held up by two stone hands
Photo: . Ray in Manila, CC BY 2.0
Rainy
gets 87 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 4,642 ft above sea level (4.6) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 16° from the equator (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 2017, 9 years ago (3.2) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 78°F over the year (9.5) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 151,411 times in 2025 (1.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 24 languages (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
Burj Khalifa
Needle-like skyscraper of glass and steel
Photo: Tim.Reckmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rainy
gets 3.3 inches of rain a year (0.4) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 52 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 25° from the equator (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 2004, 22 years ago (4.5) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
isn't mostly red or orange (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 2.14 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 140 languages (9.3) Source: Wikipedia
Itsukushima Shrine
Shrine whose gate seems to float on the sea
Photo: JordyMeow, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rainy
gets 61 inches of rain a year (7.7) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 20 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Far from the equator
lies 34° from the equator (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Old timer
work began in 593, 1,433 years ago (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Seeing red
is mostly red or orange (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.2) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 166,030 times in 2025 (1.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 69 languages (4.6) Source: Wikipedia