World Landmarks Word Search

About this puzzle

A round-the-world trip in fourteen famous places, from ancient monuments (the Pyramids, Stonehenge, the Acropolis, Petra, the Colosseum, the Great Wall) to medieval and later wonders (Angkor Wat, the Alhambra, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal) and modern icons (the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Sagrada Família). Many names are two or three words long, which makes this an absorbing Hard puzzle for adults.

The default layout is Hard on a 15×15 grid. Easy, Medium and Hard each use their own checked layout of the same words, and every one can be printed in standard or large print on US Letter or A4.

Word notes

Colosseum

Rome's great amphitheater, opened in AD 80, held tens of thousands of spectators.

Taj Mahal

A white marble mausoleum in Agra, India, built by the emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Machu Picchu

A 15th-century Inca citadel high in the Andes of Peru.

Petra

A city carved into rose-colored rock in Jordan.

Stonehenge

A prehistoric stone circle in southern England; its great stones were raised around 2500 BC.

Big Ben

Strictly the name of the great bell in London’s clock tower.

Angkor Wat

A vast temple complex in Cambodia.

Alhambra

A palace and fortress in Granada, Spain.

Sagrada Familia

Antoni Gaudí's basilica in Barcelona; construction began in 1882 and has continued for well over a century.

Try this after the puzzle

Mark each landmark on a world map and draw a route that visits all fourteen. Then put them in order of age, from Stonehenge to the Sagrada Família. For a writing task, ask solvers which landmark they would visit first and why.

All 14 words

Eiffel Tower · Colosseum · Taj Mahal · Machu Picchu · Great Wall · Petra · Stonehenge · Big Ben · Acropolis · Angkor Wat · Pyramids · Alhambra · Golden Gate · Sagrada Familia