Famous American sights
The United States is packed with iconic landmarks, and this word search gathers them. You'll track down the monuments and icons — RUSHMORE, the WHITE HOUSE, the CAPITOL, the LINCOLN MEMORIAL and the PENTAGON — plus the EMPIRE State Building and the GOLDEN GATE bridge.
Each puzzle pulls a fresh selection from the list, so the map changes every time you play — gentle on Easy, and a Hard-mode road trip once the diagonals and backwards words appear.
City lights and natural wonders
America's landmarks span bright lights and big country. Stroll BROADWAY and TIMES Square in MANHATTAN, cross the BROOKLYN bridge, hit the lights of VEGAS and HOLLYWOOD, and visit the original DISNEYLAND. Out west, the GATEWAY Arch, the HOOVER Dam, the FREEDOM Tower and the cliffs of YOSEMITE complete the SKYLINE.
The stories behind the sights
Many of these landmarks have remarkable backstories. MOUNT RUSHMORE is the faces of four US presidents — including LINCOLN and WASHINGTON — carved 18 metres tall into a granite mountain in South Dakota. ALCATRAZ was a high-security island prison in San Francisco Bay, thought to be impossible to escape. And the HOOVER Dam holds back a whole river to make electricity and water for the dry south-west.
Others are simply symbols of American life: the WHITE HOUSE where the president lives, the CAPITOL where laws are made, the GOLDEN GATE bridge, and the bright lights of HOLLYWOOD and Las VEGAS. Together they tell the story of a vast country, coast to coast.
Great for a US topic
It pairs perfectly with a geography lesson on the United States — Easy mode keeps the grid small with no diagonals or reverse words. For sights further afield, try our World Landmarks puzzle. Play online, print a PDF pack, or build your own grid with Make Your Own.
Frequently asked questions
Which US landmarks are in the word search?
American icons — Mount Rushmore, the White House, the Golden Gate, Hollywood, Alcatraz and the Empire State Building, plus more. Each puzzle uses a fresh mix.
How is this different from the World Landmarks puzzle?
US Landmarks sticks to American sights — MOUNT RUSHMORE, the GOLDEN GATE, the WHITE HOUSE. The separate World Landmarks puzzle covers global ones like the Eiffel Tower and Taj Mahal.
Are these buildings or natural sights?
Mostly man-made icons — the EMPIRE State Building, the HOOVER Dam, the BROOKLYN bridge — with a natural wonder or two like YOSEMITE.