Originally, a landmark literally meant a geographic feature used by explorers and others to find their way back or through an area.
Now, a landmark includes anything that is easily recognizable, such as a monument or a building, or any other spot to designate places that might be of interest to tourists.
A few examples are the Statue of Liberty, Uluru, the Taj Mahal, Mount Everest, and the Eiffel Tower.
When we see one of those, everyone knows in which part of the world they are located.
Here are 50 landmarks for you to recognize. Are you ready for a trip around the world?
Blue-domed Church in Santorini
![Blue-domed Church in Santorini](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_MPXCAl.jpg)
St Basil Cathedral in Moscow
![St Basil Cathedral in Moscow](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_J9BtE4.jpg)
The Statue of Liberty in New York
![The Statue of Liberty in New York](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_dCNrla.jpg)
Machu Picchu in Peru
![Machu Picchu in Peru](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_Nj0Jhz.jpg)
The Taj Mahal in Agra ( India )
![The Taj Mahal in Agra ( India )](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_VLb6HZ.jpg)
The Eiffel Tower in Paris
![The Eiffel Tower in Paris](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_qgDaTG.jpg)
The Great Sphynx at Giza
![The Great Sphynx at Giza](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_mIiijf.jpg)
The Chinese Wall in China
![The Chinese Wall in China](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_LfTaMe.jpg)
Uluru in the Northern Territory
![Uluru in the Northern Territory](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_g3nd3S.jpg)
The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen
![The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_S6s1SK.jpg)
Windmills at Kinderdijk ( Holland )
![Windmills at Kinderdijk ( Holland )](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_AKn2Cd.jpg)
Agia Sofia in Istanbul, Turkey
![Agia Sofia Mosque in the Greek Island of Limnos](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_odFjTI.jpg)
Acropolis of Athens
![Acropolis of Athens](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_gUIm7f.jpg)
Mount Fuji in Japan
![Mount Fuji in Japan](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_50CawR.jpg)
Stonehenge in the English county of Wiltshire
![Stonehenge in the English county of Wiltshire](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_OpsOE0.jpg)
Big Ben in London
![Big Ben in London](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_7WZAqh.jpg)
Neuschwanstein in Bavaria
![Neuschwanstein in Bavaria](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_1H9FXu.jpg)
Mount Eden crater in New Zealand
![Mount Eden crater in New Zealand](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_Ros7He.jpg)
Loch Ness in Scotland
![Loch Ness in Scotland](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_vXTN2K.jpg)
Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle
![Easter Island in the Polynesian Triangle](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_xTEZGP.jpg)
Christo Redemptor in Rio de Janeiro
![Christo Redemptor in Rio de Janeiro](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_KRND7Q.jpg)
Capitol Hill in Washington DC
![Capitol Hill in Washington DC](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_5FIGmg.jpg)
Tower of Pisa
![Tower of Pisa](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_8k7ETb.jpg)
Al Aqsa in Jerusalem
![Al Aqsa in Jerusalem](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_JCJ1Gi.jpg)
Niagara Falls at the border of Ontario ( Canada ) and New York ( USA )
![Niagara Falls at the border of Ontario ( Canada ) and New York ( USA )](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_2FKB1O.jpg)
Angkor Wat at Cambodia
![Angkor Wat at Cambodia](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_BtRtFl.jpg)
The Burj in Dubai
![The Burj in Dubai](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_06KZga.jpg)
Bran Castle in Romania
![Bran Castle in Romania](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_aCvJsg.jpg)
Manneke Pis in Brussels
![Manneke Pis in Brussels](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_4xZlAd.jpg)
Mount Everest on the border of Tibet and Nepal
![Mount Everest on the border of Tibet and Nepal](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_i5GugY.jpg)
Mecca in Saudi Arabia
![Mecca in Saudi Arabia](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_zMXPxc.jpg)
Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
![Brandenburg Gate in Berlin](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_x6n3Ia.jpg)
St Peters at Vatican City
![St Peters at Vatican City](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_HSvUMz.jpg)
Mont St Michel in France
![Mont St Michel in France](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_d8Jyap.jpg)
Mount Rushmore in South Dakota
![Mount Rushmore in South Dakota](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_VKlPb2.jpg)
Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe
![Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_Z6yisT.jpg)
The Grand Canyon in Arizona
![The Grand Canyon in Arizona](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_A0XQus.jpg)
Nevado Mismi in Peru ( source of the Amazon River )
![Nevado Mismi in Peru ( source of the Amazon River )](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_fty83p.jpg)
Auschwitz in Poland
![Auschwitz in Poland](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_vk5QbT.jpg)
The Great Buddha of Kamakura in Tokyo
![The Great Buddha of Kamakura in Tokyo](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_7y0FGh.jpg)
Neptune and the Palace of Versailles in France
![Neptune and the Palace of Versailles in France](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_qzDpdL.jpg)
Cape of Good Hope in South Africa
![Cape of Good Hope in South Africa](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_Gxxrxd.jpg)
Trevi Fountain in Rome
![Trevi Fountain in Rome](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_VTH81E.jpg)
Petra in Jordan
![Petra in Jordan](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_9BRIqL.jpg)
Sagrada Familia in Barcelona
![Sagrada Familia in Barcelona](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_XBSKbA.jpg)
North Cape in Norway
![North Cape in Norway](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_hkMgwF.jpg)
Chichen Itza in Mexico
![Chichen Itza in Mexico](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_bU1BYA.jpg)
Inukshuk in Canada
![Inukshuk in Canada](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_yph1qF.jpg)
Lascaux in France
![Lascaux in France](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_BG6DXK.jpg)
Table Mountain in South Africa
![Table Mountain in South Africa](https://grepless.com/storage/images/stories/originals/grepless_mVf9jh.jpg)