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This is the largest hot desert in the world, stretching across most of North Africa.
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Built for the 1962 World's Fair, this flying-saucer-topped tower has become the defining symbol of the Seattle skyline.
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This fortified hilltop in Athens, crowned by the Parthenon, gave its name to the whole complex of ancient buildings there.
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This performing arts venue, famous for its distinctive sail-shaped rooftops, sits on the harbor in '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
This legendary wonder of the ancient world, whether myth or reality, was said to feature lush, terraced greenery in ancient Babylon.
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This grand London residence has served as the official home of Britain's reigning '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' since 1837.
MONARCHThis engineering marvel cuts through Central America, letting ships pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
PANAMAThis is one of the largest waterfalls on Earth, straddling the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe in southern Africa.
VICTORIAThis spectacular system of nearly 300 individual waterfalls straddles the border between Brazil and Argentina.
IGUAZUThis famously salty lake is so buoyant that swimmers float effortlessly on its surface, bordering Israel and '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
JORDANThis stepped pyramid in Mexico, dedicated to a feathered serpent god, was built by the Maya to double as an astronomical observatory.
KUKULKANMichelangelo spent four years painting the famous '_ _ _ _ _ _ _' of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
CEILINGThis gleaming, domed mausoleum in Agra, India, was built by an emperor to honor his beloved wife.
TAJMAHALThousands of vibrant orange-red gates, called '_ _ _ _ _,' form tunnels up a sacred mountain shrine in Kyoto.
TORIIThese gleaming twin towers, once the tallest buildings on Earth, rise above Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
PETRONASBuilt around 3000 BC during the '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' period, this famous English monument consists of massive standing stones.
NEOLITHICThis ancient marble temple dedicated to Athena crowns the Acropolis hill in Athens.
PARTHENONThis ancient city in Jordan was carved directly into rose-red sandstone cliffs by the Nabataean people.
PETRAThis is the only one of the Seven Ancient Wonders still standing today, built in Egypt over 4,500 years ago.
PYRAMIDThis sacred, snow-capped volcanic peak is the tallest mountain in Japan.
FUJIThese impressive stone ruins gave an entire African nation its name.
ZIMBABWEThis is the world's tallest uninterrupted waterfall, plunging from a tabletop mountain in Venezuela, named after aviator Jimmie '_ _ _ _ _.'
ANGELThis vast East African plain is famous for the yearly Great Migration of over a million wildebeest and zebra.
SERENGETIThis massive guardian statue near the Giza pyramids has a lion's body and a pharaoh's head, carved from one ridge of limestone.
SPHINXThis massive palace, once the winter home of the Dalai Lama, rises above the city of Lhasa in Tibet.
POTALAThis legendary lighthouse, whose very name gave later languages their word for 'lighthouse,' once guided ships into Alexandria's harbor.
PHAROSCarved over millions of years by the Colorado River, this colossal, mile-deep gorge lies mostly within Arizona.
CANYONThis massive Roman amphitheater could seat about fifty thousand spectators for gladiator contests.
COLOSSEUMThis iconic, flat-topped mountain towers over '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _,' South Africa's oldest city.
CAPETOWNFour gigantic presidential faces are carved into a granite mountainside in South Dakota, forming this famous memorial.
RUSHMORECovering more than 400 acres in Cambodia, this is the largest religious monument on Earth.
ANGKORWATThis stunning national park features a chain of turquoise lakes connected by waterfalls in '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
CROATIAThese dramatic, wave-battered sea cliffs rise along the Atlantic coast of '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
IRELANDThis fortified complex at the heart of Moscow houses the Russian president's office and several historic cathedrals.
KREMLINStanding over half a mile tall, this is the tallest building on Earth, found in '_ _ _ _ _.'
DUBAITourists famously toss coins over their shoulder into this baroque fountain in Rome to ensure their return one day.
TREVIThis famous London clock tower's nickname actually refers to its enormous bell, not the tower itself.
BIGBENOften called the planet's lungs, this is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, found mostly in Brazil.
AMAZONThese enigmatic, giant stone heads and torsos were carved by the Rapa Nui people on a remote Pacific island.
MOAIStretching across thousands of miles of Chinese mountains and plains, this is one of the most famous defensive structures ever built.
GREATWALLThis remote Pacific island chain, famous for inspiring a groundbreaking theory of evolution, was studied by Charles '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
DARWINThis grand temple honoring the goddess of the hunt stood in an ancient city that today lies in western Turkey.
EPHESUSThese dramatic monasteries were built high atop natural sandstone pillars in central Greece.
METEORAThousands of limestone islands rise dramatically from the emerald waters of this bay in northern Vietnam.
HALONGThis grand eighteenth-century gate in '_ _ _ _ _ _' became a powerful symbol of a divided, and later reunified, Germany.
BERLINThis towering ivory-and-gold statue of the king of the gods stood inside a temple at the original site of the ancient Olympic Games.
OLYMPIAThis mysterious fifteenth-century Inca stronghold, hidden high in the Andes, was unknown to the outside world until 1911.
CITADELThis is the world's largest salt flat, transforming into a giant natural mirror after rain, located in '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
BOLIVIAThis stunning Moorish palace and fortress complex overlooks the Spanish city of Granada.
ALHAMBRAA gift from France in 1886, this famous statue stands on an island in New York Harbor.
LIBERTYThis famous bell tower in Italy is beloved for its dramatic, unintended tilt of almost four degrees.
PISAThis vast palace complex in Beijing, once off-limits to ordinary citizens, was home to Chinese emperors for centuries.
FORBIDDENThis world-famous, rust-orange suspension bridge, officially called the '_ _ _ _ _ _' Gate Bridge, spans the entrance to San Francisco Bay.
GOLDENThis is the largest living structure on Earth, a vast coral reef system stretching along the coast of '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
AUSTRALIAThis stunning Istanbul mosque, nicknamed the '_ _ _ _' Mosque for its interior tiles, is officially called the Sultan Ahmed Mosque.
BLUEThis still-unfinished, wildly imaginative church in Barcelona has been under construction since 1882, designed by architect '_ _ _ _ _.'
GAUDIThis ancient Roman city was buried and perfectly preserved by a catastrophic volcanic eruption in 79 AD.
POMPEIIThis gleaming, gold-plated Sikh temple sits in the Indian city of '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
AMRITSARThese thundering waterfalls straddle the border between the United States and Canada.
NIAGARAThis famous white-painted mansion has served as the official residence of every U.S. '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' since John Adams.
PRESIDENTThis vast complex of ancient Egyptian temples, one of the largest religious sites ever built, stands near modern-day Luxor.
KARNAKThis dramatic glacial fjord, carved by ancient ice, is one of the most photographed natural wonders in New '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
ZEALANDThis romantic, fairy-tale castle, built by a reclusive king in the 1800s, sits high in the mountains of southern '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
GERMANYFor decades, this soaring communications tower was the tallest freestanding structure in the world, located in '_ _ _ _ _ _ _.'
TORONTOThis enormous ninth-century Buddhist temple, built from volcanic stone, rises from the jungles of central Java, Indonesia.
BOROBUDURThis enormous bronze statue of the sun god Helios once towered near the harbor entrance of the Greek island of Rhodes.
COLOSSUSRising 348 meters from the flat Australian desert, this massive sandstone rock formation is sacred to the Aboriginal Anangu people.
ULURUThese massive rock temples were carved for Pharaoh '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' the Great and later relocated to save them from flooding.
RAMESSESThis ancient walled city is home to sites considered sacred by Judaism, Christianity, and Islam alike.
JERUSALEMThis notorious former prison sits on a small island in San Francisco Bay.
ALCATRAZThis grand tomb built for a Persian governor was so magnificent that its name became the generic word for a large, stately tomb.
MAUSOLEUMThis enormous Art Deco statue of Christ stands with open arms atop Corcovado Mountain, overlooking Rio de Janeiro.
REDEEMERThis landmark began as a cathedral built by an ancient Eastern Roman empire, later became a mosque, then a museum, and is now an active mosque again in Istanbul.
BYZANTINEThis dazzlingly lit Manhattan intersection, nicknamed 'The Crossroads of the World,' is officially called '_ _ _ _ _' Square.
TIMESThis famous white sign spelling out a word in giant letters overlooks Los Angeles from Mount Lee.
HOLLYWOODThis iconic, pyramid-shaped peak straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy, high in the '_ _ _ _.'
ALPSThis massive pyramid at the ancient city of Teotihuacan is one of the largest pre-Columbian structures in all of '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
MEXICOThis 1889 Parisian landmark, built for the World's Fair, is named after its engineer, Gustave '_ _ _ _ _ _.'
EIFFELThis dramatic island abbey, surrounded by tidal waters, rises off the coast of '_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' in France.
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