| These falls along the Zambezi River are about twice as wide & twice as deep as Niagara Falls |
the Victoria Falls |
200 |
April 28, 2022 |
| A national trail in England stretches 84 miles from Newcastle to the Solway Firth along the line of this great fortification |
Hadrian\'s Wall |
400 |
April 28, 2022 |
| The 2,700-foot Burj Khalifa in this city is quite impressive--check it out |
Dubai |
600 |
April 28, 2022 |
| For a great view of Rio & Guanabara Bay, take a cable car to the summit of this Brazilian peak |
Sugarloaf |
800 |
April 28, 2022 |
| Finn McCool, sort of the Irish Paul Bunyan, was said to have built this as a bridge to a Scottish island |
Giant\'s Causeway |
1000 |
April 28, 2022 |
| This suspension bridge links San Francisco & Marin County |
the Golden Gate Bridge |
200 |
June 7, 2021 |
| Recent research suggests segments of this British landmark were moved 150 miles from Wales--quite a job |
Stonehenge |
400 |
June 7, 2021 |
| In its own country, it's known as Wan-li Chang cheng |
the Great Wall of China |
600 |
June 7, 2021 |
| A surveyor named this monolith for a south Australian prime minister; its Aboriginal name has no direct English translation |
Uluru (Ayers Rock) |
1000 |
June 7, 2021 |
| Commissioned to celebrate France's military victories, it stands smack in the middle of Place Charles de Gaulle |
the Arc de Triomphe |
|
June 7, 2021 |
| The Cave of the Winds tour provides an up-close view of these falls in upstate New York |
Niagara Falls |
200 |
April 9, 2018 |
| A legend says John Alden was the first to set foot on this slab made of Dedham granite |
Plymouth Rock |
400 |
April 9, 2018 |
| The gardens of this palace outside of Paris are the masterwork of landscape architect Andre le Notre |
Versailles |
600 |
April 9, 2018 |
| Cherry Island is in this Scottish lake that has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain |
Loch Ness |
800 |
April 9, 2018 |
| You'll find the Peace Memorial or Genbaku Dome in this Asian city |
Hiroshima |
1000 |
April 9, 2018 |
| South of the Great Pyramid of Giza is this limestone sculpture, part man, part lion |
the Sphinx |
200 |
February 29, 2016 |
| It's obstructing the flow of the Colorado River, creating Lake Mead |
the Hoover Dam |
400 |
February 29, 2016 |
| Experts now reject the idea that this monument on Salisbury Plain was a Druid temple or calculator built to predict eclipses |
Stonehenge |
600 |
February 29, 2016 |
| Built around 200 A.D., it's about 500 feet square & is Teotihuacan's second biggest structure behind the Pyramid of the Sun |
the Pyramid of the Moon |
800 |
February 29, 2016 |
| It served as the entrance gateway to the 1889 World's Fair |
the Eiffel Tower |
|
February 29, 2016 |
| The tomb of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz is part of this complex in Agra, India |
the Taj Mahal |
200 |
June 20, 2014 |
| Chimney Rock in Nebraska was a major landmark along this overland trail |
the Oregon Trail |
400 |
June 20, 2014 |
| Architect John Graham produced the final saucer design of this Seattle landmark |
the Space Needle |
600 |
June 20, 2014 |
| Commissioned by Frederick William II, this gate was based on a model of the Propylaea in Athens |
the Brandenburg Gate |
800 |
June 20, 2014 |
| A series of white sail-shaped shells serve as the roof of this venue |
the Sydney Opera House |
1000 |
June 20, 2014 |
| A granite boulder on Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, marks the spot where they first took flight on December 17, 1903 |
the Wright Brothers |
200 |
August 1, 2012 |
| The inner walls of this city's Arc de Triomphe are inscribed with the names of hundreds of generals |
Paris |
400 |
August 1, 2012 |
| Named for Marco Polo, one of these structures crosses China's Yongding River |
a bridge |
600 |
August 1, 2012 |
| Jazz mecca Preservation Hall & sports mecca the Superdome are in this Southern city |
New Orleans |
800 |
August 1, 2012 |
| Here's a riddle: part of the beard of this great statue at Giza is now on display at the British Museum |
the Great Sphinx |
|
August 1, 2012 |
| This name properly refers to only the great hour bell at the northern end of London's Houses of Parliament |
Big Ben |
200 |
September 30, 2011 |
| It served as the gateway entrance to the International Exhibition of 1889, held in Paris |
the Eiffel Tower |
400 |
September 30, 2011 |
| A 5,500-mile-long section of it runs from Mount Hu near Dandong to a spot in Gansu Province |
the Great Wall of China |
600 |
September 30, 2011 |
| This, the only remaining town gate of Berlin, is at the western end of the avenue Unter den Linden |
the Brandenburg Gate |
1000 |
September 30, 2011 |
| This national memorial includes a 16-inch mole & a mustache that is 20 feet wide |
Mount Rushmore |
|
September 30, 2011 |
| If you're in this South African town of about 3 million, take the cableway up Table Mountain, which overlooks it |
Cape Town |
200 |
June 14, 2010 |
| Irish-born architect James Hoban designed this Washington, D.C. building; he had to rebuild it after an 1814 fire |
the White House |
400 |
June 14, 2010 |
| This city's new Opera Bastille is almost 30 stories, 10 of which are underground |
Paris |
600 |
June 14, 2010 |
| This New York City tavern at 54 Pearl Street is known for its Long Room where Washington said farewell to his officers in 1783 |
the Fraunces Tavern |
1000 |
June 14, 2010 |
| The Mexuar, the Serallo & the Harem are parts of the Royal Palace in this complex overlooking Granada, Spain |
the Alhambra |
|
June 14, 2010 |
| This dam at the Arizona-Nevada border is 726 feet high |
the Hoover Dam |
200 |
May 6, 2009 |
| This Gothic cathedral stands on the eastern end of Paris' Ile de la Cite |
Notre Dame |
600 |
May 6, 2009 |
| This Madrid art museum was completed under Ferdinand VII in 1819 |
the Prado |
800 |
May 6, 2009 |
| Prince Charles was born in this London landmark |
Buckingham Palace |
1000 |
May 6, 2009 |
| This recumbent statue on the Giza Plateau is 66 feet high & 240 feet long |
the (Great) Sphinx |
|
May 6, 2009 |
| Towers built in & along the walls of this fortress include Beklemishev, Peter & Tsar |
the Kremlin |
200 |
April 15, 2008 |
| Erected in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, its power plant can supply 4 billion kilowatt-hours a year |
Hoover Dam |
400 |
April 15, 2008 |
| Penny coins are added or taken away from this London landmark's pendulum to fine-tune its accuracy |
Big Ben |
600 |
April 15, 2008 |
| This city's Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built in the 4th c. by the Emperor Constantine |
Jerusalem |
800 |
April 15, 2008 |
| Danish architect Jorn Utzon won a 1950s competition sponsored by the New South Wales government for the design of this |
the Sydney Opera Theater |
|
April 15, 2008 |
| Medieval & Renaissance walls form Vatican City's boundaries except for this square on the southeast |
St. Peter\'s Square |
200 |
January 17, 2007 |
| The white marble dome of this mausoleum in India is decorated with floral patterns & passages from the Koran |
the Taj Mahal |
400 |
January 17, 2007 |
| An over 300-foot Doric column on this Great Lake is both a peace memorial & a Perry's victory memorial |
Lake Erie |
600 |
January 17, 2007 |
| In Bern, Switz. the point from which distances in the canton are measured is the Zeitglockenturm, one of these |
a clock tower |
800 |
January 17, 2007 |
| There's a chapel for 150 people in the base of this statue sitting atop Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro |
the Christ the Redeemer Statue |
1000 |
January 17, 2007 |
| It was from the Hopi that the Spanish first learned of this over 200-mile-long landmark in Arizona |
Grand Canyon |
200 |
February 4, 2003 |
| This Chinese defensive barrier is built mostly of rubble, though some sections are of tamped earth, brick or masonry |
The Great Wall of China |
400 |
February 4, 2003 |
| Fazlur Khan designed this 110-story Chicago landmark |
The Sears Tower |
600 |
February 4, 2003 |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from London) The dome of St. Paul's Cathedral is modeled on the dome of this Roman temple that's dedicated to all the gods |
The Pantheon |
1000 |
February 4, 2003 |
| This landmark was founded in the 12th century as a fortress within Moscow |
The Kremlin |
|
February 4, 2003 |
| This pool of water lies between the Washington Monument & the Lincoln Memorial |
the Reflecting Pool |
100 |
September 25, 1992 |
| This London landmark contains the Coronation Chair of Edward I & the Chapel of Edward the Confessor |
Westminster Abbey |
200 |
September 25, 1992 |
| A tourist attraction in this city is the Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza Navona |
Rome |
300 |
September 25, 1992 |
| St. John's Church in Wash., D.C. has a bell made from a British cannon captured in this war |
the War of 1812 |
400 |
September 25, 1992 |
| The Basilica of the Sacred Heart stands atop this hill, Paris' tallest |
Montmartre |
500 |
September 25, 1992 |
| This famous Massachusetts rock is engraved with the date 1620 |
Plymouth Rock |
100 |
February 25, 1992 |
| New geological evidence suggests this Giza, Egypt statue may be twice as old as previously thought |
The Sphinx |
200 |
February 25, 1992 |
| Lakehurst Naval Air Station in this state was the site of the Hindenburg explosion |
New Jersey |
300 |
February 25, 1992 |
| His Washington, D.C. memorial was dedicated April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of his birth |
Thomas Jefferson |
400 |
February 25, 1992 |
| This French engineer designed the interior support tower for the Statue of Liberty |
Eiffel |
500 |
February 25, 1992 |
| The state house in Philadelphia is now called this |
Independence Hall |
100 |
January 14, 1992 |
| The Chateau Frontenac in this, Canada's oldest city, is a hotel built to look like a French chateau |
Quebec |
200 |
January 14, 1992 |
| The Temple of the Giant Jaguar is part of this civilization's ruins in Guatemala |
Maya |
300 |
January 14, 1992 |
| 726 feet tall, this structure stands in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River |
the Hoover Dam |
400 |
January 14, 1992 |
| Tyn Church & a monument to reformer Jan Hus are in this Czech capital's old town |
Prague |
500 |
January 14, 1992 |
| Passages from the Koran decorate the outside of this marble tomb at Agra, India |
the Taj Mahal |
100 |
February 20, 1991 |
| By flooding the arena, this largest Roman amphitheater could be used for mock naval battles |
the Colosseum |
200 |
February 20, 1991 |
| Some believe this megalithic monument near Salisbury, Eng. was an astronomical observatory |
Stonehenge |
300 |
February 20, 1991 |
| Industrial pollution threatens the remains of this temple built on the Acropolis to honor Athena |
the Parthenon |
400 |
February 20, 1991 |
| Stronghold in Baltimore Harbor named for a man who was Secretary of War while it was being built |
Fort McHenry |
500 |
February 20, 1991 |
| It spans the Hudson River between Fort Lee, New Jersey & New York City |
George Washington Bridge |
100 |
July 9, 1990 |
| Dodge City site named after the footwear of its early inhabitants |
Boot Hill |
200 |
July 9, 1990 |
| Celebration year in which the Liberty Bell was moved to its current site near Independence Hall |
1976 |
300 |
July 9, 1990 |
| In Bern the zeitglockenturm is one of these that includes a knight in armor & dancing bears |
clock (clock tower) |
400 |
July 9, 1990 |
| The name of the special 1 1/2 mile route thru Boston that features most of its famous landmarks |
Freedom Walk (Freedom Trail) |
500 |
July 9, 1990 |
| From Jun '87 to June '88 it tipped another 1/20th of an inch according to a University of Pisa spokesman |
the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
100 |
December 27, 1988 |
| The Atomic Bomb Memorial Dome, a building left unreconstructed after WWII, is a peace symbol in this city |
Hiroshima |
200 |
December 27, 1988 |
| The oldest military org. in the U.S., the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co. meets in this Boston landmark |
Faneuil Hall |
300 |
December 27, 1988 |
| The Spanish Steps aren't in Madrid, but this world capital |
Rome |
400 |
December 27, 1988 |
| On 1/22/05 troops of Nicholas II shot 100s of demonstrators in front of this Leningrad landmark |
the Winter Palace |
500 |
December 27, 1988 |
| Douglas Fairbanks & Norma Talmadge were among 1st to put their footprints here in 1927 |
Grauman\'s/Mann\'s Chinese Theatre |
100 |
April 28, 1988 |
| Russian name of this Moscow site, "Krasnaya Ploshchad", means it's both "beautiful" and "red" |
Red Square |
200 |
April 28, 1988 |
| In January 1987, a 141' necktie was hung off this Italian landmark, but it looked a little crooked |
The Leaning Tower of Pisa |
300 |
April 28, 1988 |
| A memorial was dedicated to this president on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of his birth |
Thomas Jefferson |
400 |
April 28, 1988 |
| This city's huge architectural complex, the Hofburg, was the winter home of the Hapsburgs |
Vienna |
500 |
April 28, 1988 |
| This complex includes the Conference & Secretariat Buildings & the General Assembly Hall |
the United Nations complex |
100 |
March 25, 1988 |
| In a June 1987 speech, Reagan challenged Gorbachev to "tear down this wall" |
the Berlin Wall |
200 |
March 25, 1988 |
| Site of the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial |
Pearl Harbor |
300 |
March 25, 1988 |
| The original Hull House founded by Jane Addams & Ellen Starr is on the campus of this city's U. |
Chicago |
400 |
March 25, 1988 |
| If you want to see where the Medici skeletons are buried go to this city's Church of San Lorenzo |
Florence |
500 |
March 25, 1988 |
| In this city's Plaza of the 3 Cultures, you can see modern apartments, a colonial church, & Aztec ruins |
Mexico City |
100 |
January 6, 1988 |
| American landmark closed from June 24, 1985 to July 4, 1986 |
the Statue of Liberty |
200 |
January 6, 1988 |
| This city's Landmarks Preservation Foundation is using plaques designed by Tiffany & Co. |
New York City |
300 |
January 6, 1988 |
| Rio landmark whose name in Portuguese "Pao de Acucar" |
Sugar Loaf Mountain |
400 |
January 6, 1988 |
| It took over 50 years, but the mortgage on this Arizona/Nevada landmark was paid off in 1987 |
Hoover Dam |
500 |
January 6, 1988 |
| Where you find the words, "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God" |
Arlington National Cemetery (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) |
100 |
March 17, 1986 |
| Nelson overlooks this London square, but no guidebooks do |
Trafalgar Square |
200 |
March 17, 1986 |
| Number of pyramids at Giza in Egypt |
3 |
300 |
March 17, 1986 |
| Landmark on the back of currently minted nickels |
Monticello |
500 |
March 17, 1986 |
| City where you'd find landmark in this song: "Three coins in the fountain" |
Rome |
|
March 17, 1986 |
| World's largest office building, named for its geometric shape |
The Pentagon |
100 |
December 11, 1984 |
| De"faced" by sand & invading armies, it crouches near the Great Pyramids |
the Sphinx |
200 |
December 11, 1984 |
| His statue is atop Philadelphia's City Hall |
William Penn |
300 |
December 11, 1984 |
| France's Unknown Soldier lies beneath this Champs-Elysees landmark |
the Arc de Triomphe |
400 |
December 11, 1984 |
| The date on the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty |
July 4, 1776 |
500 |
December 11, 1984 |