A landmark is the friendliest kind of geography question. You have seen it in a hundred photos, you know roughly which country it belongs to, and pinning it teaches you where that country actually is. Below are fifty of the most famous places in MapZap with their locations, grouped by region. The app has more than a thousand.
Europe
Eiffel Tower
Paris, France
Big Ben
London, United Kingdom
Colosseum
Rome, Italy
Sagrada Família
Barcelona, Spain
Acropolis
Athens, Greece
Brandenburg Gate
Berlin, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle
Bavaria, Germany
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa, Italy
Stonehenge
Wiltshire, England
Alhambra
Granada, Spain
Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey
Matterhorn
Valais, Switzerland
Charles Bridge
Prague, Czech Republic
Red Square
Moscow, Russia
Asia
Taj Mahal
Agra, India
Where does the Great Wall of China run near Badaling
Near Beijing, China
Angkor Wat
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Mount Fuji
Honshu, Japan
rock-cut city of Petra
Jordan
Burj Khalifa
Dubai, UAE
Borobudur temple complex
Java, Indonesia
Potala Palace
Lhasa, Tibet
Where are the Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Marina Bay Sands
Singapore
Africa
Where are the Pyramids of Giza
Egypt
Great Sphinx
Giza, Egypt
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
Where are Victoria Falls
Zambia/Zimbabwe border
Table Mountain
Cape Town, South Africa
Karnak Temple
Luxor, Egypt
Serengeti
Tanzania
Eye of the Sahara, the Richat Structure
Mauritania
Where are the rock temples of Abu Simbel
Egypt
The Americas
Statue of Liberty
New York, USA
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, USA
Machu Picchu
Andes, Peru
Christ the Redeemer statue
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Chichén Itzá
Yucatán, Mexico
Grand Canyon
Arizona, USA
Where are Niagara Falls
USA/Canada border
Where are Iguazu Falls
Argentina/Brazil border
Mount Rushmore monument
South Dakota, USA
Where are the Moai statues of Easter Island
Easter Island, Chile
CN Tower
Toronto, Canada
Empire State Building
New York, USA
Oceania
Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia
Uluru
Northern Territory, Australia
Great Barrier Reef
off Queensland, Australia
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney, Australia
Where do the Twelve Apostles stand along the Great Ocean Road
Victoria, Australia
Milford Sound
New Zealand
Frequently asked questions
How many landmarks are in MapZap?
More than a thousand places: landmarks, ancient sites, castles, mountains, islands, rivers and lakes, natural wonders, sacred buildings and cultural sites. This page shows fifty of the most famous ones.
What counts as a landmark in the game?
Anything you can point to on a map and most people have heard of. A tower, a temple, a waterfall, a canyon, a bridge, a reef. Each one has a single real location, and your score is the distance from your pin to it.
Where do landmarks appear in the app?
In the Daily Challenge, in duels, and throughout the World Campaign, whose ten chapters go from world famous places through each continent to natural wonders and lost worlds.
