World+Wonders



Exploring the World's Most Famous and Amazing Places!

Around the globe, our world is dotted by places unlike any other. During your explorations today you need to do the following:


 * 1) Find each of the places below in Google Earth (TIP: Highlight, copy/paste the place name from the list below into the 'Search' box in Google Earth)
 * 2) Create a Placemark at the location (TIP: You can drag the found place into your folder under My Places).
 * 3) In the 'Description' part of the placemark you need to include the following information (TIP: You can copy/paste the list below):
 * 4) On what continent will you find the place:
 * 5) In what country will you find the place:
 * 6) If it is in the U.S., what state is it in:
 * 7) Is it natural or man made:
 * 8) Is it New or Ancient: (new if 200 years or younger)
 * 9) Link to the best picture you found for it:

[|Fact Monster] [|The World Almanac for Kids]
 * || **Locations ** ||
 * || Statue of Liberty ||
 * || Eiffel Tower ||
 * || Golden Gate Bridge ||
 * || Uluru (Ayers Rock) ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Sydney Opera House ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Grand Canyon ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Angkor Wat ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Great Wall of China ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Pyramids of Giza, Egypt ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|Great Sphinx] ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Schloss Neuschwanstein ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Devils Tower ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Mount Rushmore ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Mount Everest ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Kilauea Volcano ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Mount Saint Helens ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Taj Mahal ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Parthenon ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Machu Picchu ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Empire State Building ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Gateway Arch ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Space Needle ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Your Home ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Easter Island ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Tower Bridge ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|Colosseum of Rome] ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Vatican City ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Notre Dame Cathedral ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Galapagos Islands ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Chichen-itza ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Ngorongoro Crater ||
 * || <span style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">Carlsbad Caverns ||