Landmarks · Puzzle #8 · Wednesday, October 7

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

Mount Kilimanjaro in Altitude: sits 19,341 ft above sea level (10.0)
Hollywood Walk of Fame in Crowd pleaser: drew 10 million visitors in 2010 (10.0)
Machu Picchu in Known worldwide: Wikipedia has an article on it in 150 languages (10.0)
Great Barrier Reef in Rainy: gets 74 inches of rain a year (9.2)
Sigiriya in Hot spot: averages 80°F over the year (9.9)
Himeji Castle in All white: is mostly white (10.0)
Westminster Abbey in Far from the equator: lies 52° from the equator (8.6)
Hagia Sophia in Most looked-up: its Wikipedia article was read 1.3 million times in 2025 (10.0)

The most this board could score: 77.7 of 80.

The lineup, figure by figure

Mount Kilimanjaro
Volcano whose summit glaciers are shrinking
Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 3.1° from the equator (0.5) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 50,000 visitors in 2016 (3.3) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 37 inches of rain a year (4.6) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 188 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 63°F over the year (6.7) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.02 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 19,341 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q7296, P2044
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Sidewalk of stars honoring entertainers
Photo: BenSherman, Public domain
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 34° from the equator (5.7) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 10 million visitors in 2010 (10.0) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 13 inches of rain a year (1.6) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 76 languages (5.1) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 63°F over the year (6.6) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 641,476 times in 2025 (6.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 410 ft above sea level (0.4) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Machu Picchu
Inca citadel on a mountain ridge
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 13° from the equator (2.2) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.5 million visitors in 2025 (8.2) Source: en.wikipedia.org
Rainy
gets 29 inches of rain a year (3.6) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 150 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 56°F over the year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.6 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 7,972 ft above sea level (8.0) Source: Wikidata Q676203, P2044
Great Barrier Reef
Coral reef system visible from space
Photo: NASA, by MISR, Public domain
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 16° from the equator (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 2 million visitors in 2025 (8.6) Source: www2.gbrmpa.gov.au
Rainy
gets 74 inches of rain a year (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 158 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 76°F over the year (9.2) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 557,263 times in 2025 (5.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 0 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Sigiriya
Fortress atop a rock, entered through lion's paws
Photo: Binuka poojan, CC BY-SA 4.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 8° from the equator (1.3) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 900,187 visitors in 2023 (7.5) Source: sltda.gov.lk
Rainy
gets 58 inches of rain a year (7.3) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 63 languages (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 80°F over the year (9.9) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 334,746 times in 2025 (3.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 1,145 ft above sea level (1.1) Source: Wikidata Q272153, P2044
Himeji Castle
Castle nicknamed for a graceful bird
Photo: Nikos Kitsakis, CC BY-SA 4.0
All white
is mostly white (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 35° from the equator (5.8) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.53 million visitors in 2024 (8.3) Source: city.himeji.lg.jp
Rainy
gets 61 inches of rain a year (7.6) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 75 languages (5.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 57°F over the year (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 288,575 times in 2025 (2.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 128 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Westminster Abbey
Gothic abbey where monarchs are crowned
Photo: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 52° from the equator (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 1.61 million visitors in 2025 (8.3) Source: alva.org.uk
Rainy
gets 28 inches of rain a year (3.5) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 91 languages (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 51°F over the year (4.1) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 703,367 times in 2025 (7.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 33 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Hagia Sophia
Domed church, then mosque, then museum, then mosque
Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Far from the equator
lies 41° from the equator (6.8) Source: Wikipedia
Crowd pleaser
drew 6 million visitors in 2024 (10.0) Source: aa.com.tr
Rainy
gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 152 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Hot spot
averages 59°F over the year (5.9) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 1.3 million times in 2025 (10.0) Source: Wikimedia page views
Altitude
sits 144 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo