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BRIDGE
The Brooklyn Bridge, completed in 1883, was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time — a feat of engineering that reshaped daily life between Manhattan and Brooklyn.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
HARBOR
Boston Harbor's protected waters made it one of colonial America's busiest ports, and it remains a working harbor and a beloved public waterfront today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ARCH
St. Louis's Gateway Arch rises 630 feet above the Mississippi riverbank, the tallest man-made monument in the United States.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
GRID
New York City's street grid was laid out by the Commissioner's Plan of 1811, imposing orderly numbered blocks across nearly all of Manhattan above Houston Street.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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American cities word search — free and large-print. From harbor piers to downtown skylines, find the landmarks that give every city its shape.

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Every American city tells its story through the shapes it casts — a bridge arcing over a wide river, a grid of blocks stretching back from the waterfront, a skyline catching the last light of the day. Some cities grew up around a natural harbor, others along a rail station or a civic plaza that became the beating heart of the town. Whether you picture a gleaming midtown tower, a neighborhood ferry dock, or a quiet avenue lined with trees, the bones of every city are landmarks worth knowing by heart.

How to play

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    Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
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    It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
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    Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.

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