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American Landmarks Word Search

Find 15 famous American landmarks hidden in the grid

Fifteen famous American landmarks hidden in one grid, from Lady Liberty and the Liberty Bell to Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France, was dedicated on October 28, 1886. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis rises 630 feet, and Yellowstone, set aside in 1872, was the world's first national park. Mount Rushmore's four presidents were carved from 1927 to 1941. Print it for grades 2 to 8 social studies or a family road-trip planning night.

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American Landmarks Word Search

Find 15 famous American landmarks hidden in the grid

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Word List

  • MOUNTRUSHMORE
  • NIAGARAFALLS
  • LADYLIBERTY
  • LIBERTYBELL
  • GATEWAYARCH
  • GRANDCANYON
  • YELLOWSTONE
  • ELLISISLAND
  • GOLDENGATE
  • WHITEHOUSE
  • HOOVERDAM
  • MESAVERDE
  • MONUMENT
  • CAPITOL
  • ALAMO
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About this puzzle

Free printable American landmarks word search: find 15 famous U.S. landmarks, from the Statue of Liberty to the Golden Gate. Answer key. Instant PDF.

  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Format: US Letter PDF with answer key
  • Free to download, print, and use
  • Commercial use allowed for KDP publishers

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  1. Print the PDF. Download the free PDF and print both pages (the puzzle and the answer key) on standard US Letter paper.
  2. Scan for first letters. Read down the word list, then look across rows and columns of the grid for the first letter of each word.
  3. Trace in any direction. Depending on the level, words run across, down, diagonally and, on hard puzzles, backward. Once you spot a starting letter, check every direction the level allows.
  4. Check off found words. Cross each found word off the list. When the list is empty, compare with the answer key to verify.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most famous landmarks in the United States?›
Some of the best known are the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island in New York Harbor, the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, the White House and the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Yellowstone National Park, which reaches into Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Many of them are cared for by the National Park Service.
What is in this word search?›
Fifteen words: Lady Liberty (the Statue of Liberty), Liberty Bell, Mount Rushmore, Golden Gate, Gateway Arch, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Alamo, Hoover Dam, White House, Capitol, Ellis Island, Mesa Verde, Niagara Falls and monument. The Alamo is in San Antonio, Texas, Hoover Dam holds back the Colorado River on the Nevada and Arizona border, and Mesa Verde in Colorado protects cliff dwellings built by Ancestral Pueblo people. It is the medium level, for grades 2 to 8.
Is there a bigger American landmarks puzzle pack?›
Yes. The $2.99 American Landmarks Puzzle Pack adds a crossword, a cryptogram, a word scramble, a word fill-in and a bigger word search, with thirty new words from torch and geyser to bison and the Black Hills.
Can words go diagonally or backward?›
It depends on the level. Easy word searches hide words across and down, medium ones add diagonals, and hard ones can also run backward and upward. The difficulty is shown at the top of this page.
Is there an answer key?›
Yes. Every free PuzzlePage word search PDF includes a separate answer-key page that highlights or lists every hidden word.
What grade level is this for?›
Easy word searches suit kindergarten through grade 2, medium ones grades 3 to 8, and hard ones older students and adults. Teachers use them for vocabulary previews, early finishers and sub days. The page above names the grades this one was written for.
Can I customize this puzzle?›
Yes. Open it in the free Word Search editor with the words already filled in, then change the title, edit or add words and pick a difficulty. Downloads are free with your email, and Premium removes the PuzzlePage credit.

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