Landmarks

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1 the Golden Gate Bridge 12 Its 2 bridge towers, tallest in the world, are painted orange, not gold
2 Westminster Abbey 8 The coronation throne of England is in the chapel of Edward the Confessor here
3 the Eiffel Tower 8 Built of more than 18,000 metal parts & 2.5 million rivets, it was the world's tallest manmade structure from 1889 to 1930
4 the Statue of Liberty 7 According to the famous poem, its name is "Mother of Exiles"
5 the Leaning Tower of Pisa 7 In January 1987, a 141' necktie was hung off this Italian landmark, but it looked a little crooked
6 the Arc de Triomphe 7 Napoleon commissioned this Paris landmark which wasn't completed until 15 years after his death
7 the Taj Mahal 7 Passages from the Koran decorate the outside of this marble tomb at Agra, India
8 the Space Needle 7 Opened in 1962, its paint included Astronaut White for the supports & Re-entry Red for the "halo"
9 the Sphinx 6 This Egyptian landmark made headlines in February 1988 when a chunk of its shoulder fell off
10 the Colosseum 6 Originally with a retractable roof, this Roman landmark could have been called Gladiatordome
11 Mount Rushmore 6 The heads that make up this national memorial are each about 60 feet tall & each was dedicated at separate times during the 1930s
12 the Sydney Opera House 6 Its roof was designed to look like sails in Sydney Harbor
13 the Hoover Dam 6 726 feet tall, this structure stands in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River
14 Venice 5 Harry's Bar off this city's Grand Canal owes its fame to Ernest Hemingway
15 the Washington Monument 5 Landmark shown under construction inthis1879 photo:
16 Stonehenge 5 Some believe this megalithic monument near Salisbury, Eng. was an astronomical observatory
17 London Bridge 5 In the nursery rhyme, it's the bridge that "is falling down"
18 Big Ben 5 Also famously cracked like the Liberty Bell, this 14-ton landmark still sounds its distinctive bong every hour
19 the Bridge of Sighs 4 A bridge over the Cam River in Cambridge, England is named after this soulful one in Venice
20 the Brandenburg Gate 4 Completed in 1791, it was reopened in 1989 after being closed for 28 years
21 the Alamo 4 From the Spanish for "Cottonwood", the site where Jim Bowie & Davy Crockett died
22 Scotland 4 Traquair, the oldest inhabited castle in this U.K. country, is home to the Maxwell Stuart family
23 the Tower of London 4 For centuries, the Chief Warder has locked its gates each night at 10
24 the Little Mermaid 3 Once beheaded, later blindfolded, it's Copenhagen Harbor's tribute to Hans C. Andersen
25 the George Washington Bridge 3 It's the only bridge connecting Manhattan with New Jersey, no lie
26 the CN Tower 3 Sure, it's 1,815 feet tall, but its elevators can rise at 20 feet per second! You'll be home in Toronto in no time!
27 the Brooklyn Bridge 3 Opened in 1883, it spans the East River into lower Manhattan
28 the Berlin Wall 3 In a June 1987 speech, Reagan challenged Gorbachev to "tear down this wall"
29 Tennessee 3 You'll flip when you check out the Wonderworksbuildingin Pigeon Forge in this state
30 Sugarloaf 3 In Brazil this mountain is called Pão de Açúcar
31 Rome 3 City where you'd find landmark in this song:"Three coins in the fountain"
32 Plymouth Rock 3 First identified in 1741, it split while being dragged to Liberty Pole Square in 1774
33 Philadelphia 3 This city has bridges named for Walt Whitman, Betsy Ross & Ben Franklin
34 Michigan 3 The Mackinac Bridge links the 2 land masses of this state
35 Istanbul 3 2 continents, Europe & Asia, are linked by world's 5th longest suspension bridge in this city
36 Independence Hall 3 The state house in Philadelphia is now called this
37 Gibraltar 3 Tradition says as long as the Barbary apes remain here, the British will too
38 Fort Knox 3 Site where you can visit Gen. George S. Patton museum as well as gold bullion depository
39 Florence 3 If you want to see where the Medici skeletons are buried go to this city's Church of San Lorenzo
40 Chicago 3 The original Hull House founded by Jane Addams & Ellen Starr is on the campus of this city's U.
41 Buckingham Palace 3 The marble arch was to be its entrance way, but was too narrow for the state coach to pass through
42 the White House 3 The building on the back of a $20 bill
43 the Suez Canal 3 Closed from 1967-1975, this Middle Eastern canal was later enlarged to accommodate supertankers
44 the Seine 3 The Alexandre III Bridgewas built only 20 feet above this river so it wouldn't obstruct the view from the Champs-Elysees
45 the Old North Church 3 A bell in its steeple is inscribed: "We are the first ring of bells cast for the British Empire in North America"
46 Jefferson 3 A memorial was dedicated to this president on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of his birth
47 Vietnam 2 On weekend nights, the famous Dragon Bridgein Da Nang in this countryspewsfire & water
48 Turkey 2 To share in the toll income from the Bosporus Bridge, you can buy bonds issued by this country
49 the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 2 Established in 1921, it bears the inscription "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God"
50 The Pentagon 2 17 mos. & 5 sides after 1943 groundbreaking, it became world's largest office building

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Other

434 clues
the Golden Gate Bridge (13) the Space Needle (7) the Leaning Tower of Pisa (6) the Hoover Dam (6) the Washington Monument (5) Mount Rushmore (5) the Sphinx (5) the Eiffel Tower (5) the Statue of Liberty (5) Westminster Abbey (4)

Europe

156 clues
the Arc de Triomphe (6) London Bridge (5) Scotland (4) the Tower of London (4) Westminster Abbey (4) the Seine (3) the Bridge of Sighs (3) the Eiffel Tower (3) the Berlin Wall (3) Rome (3)

Asia

36 clues
the Taj Mahal (4) Vietnam (2) Cambodia (2) Japan (2) Istanbul (2) the Great Wall of China (2) an earthquake (1) North Korea and China (1) Indonesia (1) Laos (1)

Middle East

23 clues
the Colosseum (4) the Suez Canal (2) Jerusalem (2) Saudi Arabia (1) Turkey (1) the Alamo (1) Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway (1) Istanbul (1) Miranda (1) Dubai (1)

Africa

16 clues
the Victoria Falls (2) a mosque (2) Cairo (2) the Zambezi (1) the Great Pyramid of Egypt (1) Cape Town (1) the Sphinx (1) Red Square (1) the Aswan High Dam (1) the Great Pyramid (of Cheops in Egypt) (1)

North America

16 clues
the Panama Canal (3) the CN Tower (3) Chichen Itza (2) Prince Edward Island (1) the Peace Bridge (1) the Four Corners monument (1) Canadian National (1) Maya (1) Mexico City (1) NORAD (1)

South America

11 clues
Sugarloaf (3) Brasília (1) (James) Angel (1) Iguazú Falls (1) Angel Falls (1) the Christ the Redeemer Statue (1) Uruguay (1) Rio de Janeiro (1) Machu Picchu (1)

Oceania

8 clues
the Sydney Opera House (6) Sydney (2)
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