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North America: Statue of Liberty: New York, NY http://www.kidzworld.com/article/2512-statue-of-liberty-fun-facts# http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onY6D1YsGcg http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/statueofliberty.html Niagara Falls: New York and Canada http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/niagarafalls.html http://www.ehow.com/about_6634996_niagara-falls-children_s-information.html Grand Canyon: Arizona http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/grandcanyon.html http://kidsgeo.com/geology-for-kids/0078B-grand-canyon.php City of Teotihuacan: Mexico http://www.livescience.com/22545-teotihuacan.html http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/teotihuacan-/ Rocky Mountains: Western USA http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/geology/platetectonics/rockies.htm http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=RockyMts Empire State Building: New York, NY http://www.kidscantravel.com/familyattractions/empirestatebuilding/funstuffkids/index.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/empire_state.html Pyramid of the Magician: Mexico http://sacredsites.com/americas/mexico/uxmal.html

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Yellowstone National Park: Wyoming

http://www.yellowstonepark-trip.com/fun-facts-about-yellowstone-park.php

http://www.flyingpigrafting.com/yellowstonefacts.cfm

Panama Canal: Panama

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/panama-canal-facts.html

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=PanCanl

White House: Washing D.C.

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/white-house-facts

http://www.washingtondc-go.com/attractions/white-house/white-house-

facts.html

South America: Machu Picchu: Peru http://sacredsites.com/americas/peru/machu_picchu.html http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/peru/machu-picchu-facts-for-kids/12079 Christ the Redeemer: Brazil http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-christ-the-redeemer-3127.html http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/christ-the-redeemer-statue-landmark.htm Galapagos Islands: Equador http://kidzcoolzone.com/the-galapagos-islands-facts-for-kids/ http://kinooze.com/2012/08/07/where-are-galapagos-islands/

Tiwanaku: Bolivia

http://www.boliviabella.com/tiwanaku.html

http://www.innovateus.net/innopedia/what-tiwanaku

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Angel Falls: Venezuela

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002604/angel1.html

http://www.traveladvisortips.com/7-most-interesting-angel-falls-facts/

Nazca Lines: Peru

http://hot-facts.blogspot.com/2011/02/facts-about-nazca-lines-

strangefacts.html

http://joanca.hubpages.com/hub/Learn-About-the-Nazca-Lines-for-Kids

Atacama Desert: Chile

http://www.dogonews.com/2010/7/19/atacama-desert-the-worlds-driest-

desert

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/atacama-desert-facts.html

Itaipu Dam: Brazil

http://www.tripsgeek.com/13-incredible-facts-you-didnt-know-about-itaipu-

dam/

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/297153/Itaipu-Dam

The Andes: Chile, Bolivia, Peru

http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/geology/platetectonics/andes.htm

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/andes-facts-3598.html

Lake Titicaca: Peru, Bolivia

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/lake-titicaca-1299.html

http://www.crystalinks.com/laketiticaca.html

Australia

Sydney Opera House: New South Wales

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Oceaniaweb/factfile/Unique-facts-

Oceania17.htm

http://sydneyoperahouse.aussieblogs.com.au/facts-about-the-sydney-opera-

house/

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Kakadu National Park: Northern Territory

http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/ka/Kakadu_National_Park

http://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/kakadu-national-park-

facts.html

Great Barrier Reef: Coast of Queensland

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/greatbarrierreef.html

http://www.greatbarrierreef.com.au/great-barrier-reef-facts/for-kids/

Parliament House: Canberra

http://www.australianexplorer.com/canberra_parliament_house.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_House,_Canberra

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park: Northern Territory

http://www.exploreaustralia.net.au/Northern-Territory/Red-Centre/Uluru-

Kata-Tjuta-National-Park#

http://goaustralia.about.com/od/discoveraustralia/a/ulurukatatjuta.htm

Twelve Apostles: Victoria

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_facts_about_the_twelve_apostles_in

_Victoria

http://www.pleasetakemeto.com/australia/twelve-apostles/information

Sydney Harbour Bridge: New South Wales

http://sydneyharbourbridge.aussieblogs.com.au/facts-about-the-sydney-

harbour-bridge/

http://www.inside-sydney-australia.com/sydneyharbourbridgefacts.html

Bungle Bungle Range: Western Australia

http://goaustralia.about.com/cs/wasightseeing/a/bunglebungles_3.htm

http://www.safaris.net.au/info/bungle-bungle.htm

Federation Square: Victoria

http://www.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=532

http://www.mahalo.com/federation-square/

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Coober Pedy: South Australia

http://traveloutbackaustralia.com/coober-pedy-facts.html/

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-factsheet/coober-pedy--fast-facts-

20081113-5zax.html

Port Arthur: Tasmania

http://www.gondwananet.com/australia-facts-tasmania-port-arthur.html http://www.auinfo.com/Port-Arthur-Tasmania.html

Pinnacles Desert: Western Australia http://mooreriverholidays.com.au/15-fast-facts-about-the-pinnacles/ http://www.safaris.net.au/info/pinnacle.htm

Africa: Victoria Falls: South Africa http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/victoria-falls/ http://www.victoriafalls-guide.net/facts-on-victoria-falls.html Pyramids and Sphinx: Giza, Egypt http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com/articles/sphinx.htm http://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/egyptianpyramids.html Sahara Desert: North Africa http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/desert.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sahara-desert-facts.html http://africa.mrdonn.org/saharadesert.html Kruger National Park: South Africa http://www.rhinoafrica.com/south-africa/kruger-national-park/history http://www.sa-venues.com/game-reserves/mpl_kruger.htm Temples at Abu Simbel: Egypt http://www.traveladvisortips.com/7-interesting-abu-simbel-temple-facts-to-know/ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/2324/Abu-Simbel Aswan High Dam: Egypt http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/40203/Aswan-High-Dam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aswan-high-dam-completed http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-africa/kaymur/LINK.htm

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Ngorongoro Crater: Tanzania http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/413574/Ngorongoro-Crater http://www.tanzaniawildlifesafaris.com/ngorongoro-crater.php Great Mosque of Djenne: Mali http://famouswonders.com/great-mosque-of-djenne/ http://www.sacred-destinations.com/mali/great-mosque-of-djenne.htm http://www.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=817 Mount Kilimanjaro: Tanzania/Kenya http://www.journeys.travel/portal/kilimanjaro/kili_facts.html http://www.standwithstan.co.za/sws/index.php/stan-s-blog/12-10-facts-about-mt-kilimanjaro http://mountain.ezinemark.com/20-fun-facts-about-mount-kilimanjaro-16d18b1050e.html Churches of Lalibela: Ethiopia http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/328345/Lalibela http://famouswonders.com/rock-hewn-churches-of-lalibela/ http://www.ethiopiatravel.com/Lalibela_eng.htm

Europe:

Little Mermaid: Denmark

http://famouswonders.com/little-mermaid-statue/

http://www.traveladvisortips.com/7-interesting-little-mermaid-statue-

facts/

Alhambra: Spain

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-alhambra-3280.html

http://www.discover-nerja.com/alhambra-palace-facts.html

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/15202/Alhambra

Mont Blanc: France

http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=MontBlan

http://climbing.about.com/od/mountainclimbing/a/MontBlanc.htm

Stonehenge: England

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/stonehengemyst

ery.htm

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http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/stonehenge-facts-3573.html

Brandenburg Gate: Germany

http://gogermany.about.com/od/sightsandattractions/a/brandenburggate.ht

m

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/77684/Brandenburg-Gate

http://www.earthinpictures.com/world/germany/berlin/brandenburg_gate_

%28brandenburger_tor%29.html

Roman Baths: England

http://rome.mrdonn.org/baths.html

http://historyonthenet.com/Romans/bath_house.htm

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/baths.htm

Colosseum: Italy

http://architecture.knoji.com/17-interesting-facts-about-the-colosseum/

http://kinooze.com/2012/10/03/colosseum-one-of-the-seven-wonders/

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/colosseum-facts-3615.html

The city of Venice: Italy

http://www.veneto-explorer.com/facts-about-venice.html

http://www.travellady.com/Issues/November04/1071FastFactsAboutVenice.

htm

http://mymelange.net/mymelange/2012/09/venice-facts-numbers.html

Parthenon: Greece

http://greece.knoji.com/30-interesting-historical-facts-about-the-

parthenon/

http://gogreece.about.com/od/athenssightseeing1/a/parthenonathens.htm

http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/parthenon-facts-3708.html

Kremlin: Russia http://www.hartransom.org/Hart_Ransom/7_wonders/7wonders_finnegan/fast_facts_about_kremlin.htm http://englishrussia.com/2009/07/07/some-facts-on-the-kremlin/ http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=kremlin

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Asia: Taj Mahal: India http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/tajmahal.html http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/the_taj_mahal.htm http://kinooze.com/2012/09/20/the-taj-mahal/ Terracotta Warriors: China http://china.mrdonn.org/terracotta.html http://windhorsetour.com/blog/interesting-facts-about-terracotta-warriors http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/The-Terracotta-Army-322325.html Mount Everest: China http://www.alanarnette.com/kids/everestfacts.php http://iinterestingfacts.blogspot.com/2010/03/interesting-facts-about-mount-everest.html http://www.buzzle.com/articles/mount-everest-facts-for-kids.html Angkor Wat: Cambodia http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/facts-about-angkor-wat-3014.html http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/-Angkor-Wat-178532.html http://famouswonders.com/angkor-wat-temple/ Great Wall of China: China http://www.great-wallofchina.com/the-great-wall-of-china-facts-for-kids.html http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/04/18_great-wall.html http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/the_great_wall_of_china.htm Dead Sea: Egypt http://www.ehow.com/facts_5315986_information-kids-dead-sea.html http://deadseageo.webs.com/waycoolfacts.htm http://igoogledisrael.com/2010/06/dead-sea-facts-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-lowest-place-on-earth/ Temple of Borobudur: Indonesia http://famouswonders.com/borobudur-temple-in-magelang/ http://indonesia.knoji.com/amazing-facts-about-indonesias-architectural-pride-the-borobudur/ http://www.buddhanet.net/boro.htm

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Imam Mosque: Iran http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imam_Mosque_Isfahan http://famouswonders.com/shah-mosque/ http://www.360cities.net/image/iran-isfahan-naqshe-jahan-square-shah-imam-mosque-courtyard#0.00,0.00,70.0 Mount Fuji: Japan http://www.buzzle.com/articles/mount-fuji-facts.html http://climbing.about.com/od/mountainclimbing/a/MtFujiFacts.htm http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/mount-fuji/?ar_a=1 Cappadocia: Turkey http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/cappadocia/ http://www.turkofamerica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=240&Itemid=71 http://famouswonders.com/cappadocia-in-nevsehir/ Khyber Pass: Pakistan-Afghanistan http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/KhyberPa http://famouswonders.com/khyber-pass/ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/317182/Khyber-Pass Western Wall: Jerusalem http://www.sacred-destinations.com/israel/jerusalem-western-wall http://mosaic.lk.net/g-wall.html http://english.thekotel.org/content.asp?id=28