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Games! Try This Collection of Travel-Themed Puzzles

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AARP Bulletin Games Special

Indulge your wanderlust with this collection of TRAVEL-THEMED PUZZLES!

A BIT OF SIGHTSEEING

What U.S. tourist attractions are partly captured in these close-up photos?

1. Photo of a carved shape in stone. 2. Photo of top corner of a stone building. 3. Photo of a silver arch. 4. Photo of warped buildings. 5. Photo of a white letter. 6. Photo of a crack in a bronze statue.

BORDER STATES

In these selections from a U.S. map, someone forgot to draw the lines between adjacent states. Can you guess which two states are pictured in each? Scales are different for each pair, so you can’t use relative sizes of the fragments as a hint.

Illustration of 6 groups of two states combined

CONTINENTAL CONUNDRUM

The 12 nations of South America are listed below in a particular order. Though Brazil, the largest, leads off, the countries aren’t sorted by size. So what is the logic behind this arrangement?

Illustration of South America

Brazil

Uruguay

Argentina

Suriname

Paraguay

Guyana

Bolivia

Venezuela

Colombia

Chile

Peru

Ecuador

RAMBLING ROADS

Match each of these seven major south-to-north interstate highways with the U.S. cities it serves.

Icons of interstate signs: 5, 15, 25, 35, 55, 75, and 95. City possibilities listed next to them are Atlanta, Daytona, Detroit, Miami, Richmond, Philadelphia, Memphis, St. Louis, Chicago, Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Cheyenne, San Diego, Sacramento, Seattle, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Duluth, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Idaho Falls.

SPLITWORDS: WARM-WEATHER CRUISE

Pair up the beginnings and ends of words to create 20 terms pertaining to Caribbean vacation destinations, shipboard amenities and shore excursions.

Groupings of 3 and 4 letters to form words

For more SplitWords and dozens of additional games and puzzles, visit the AARP Games Center at aarp.org/games.

GAMES ANSWERS

A BIT OF SIGHTSEEING

1. Mount Rushmore National Monument, South Dakota

2. The Alamo, San Antonio
3. Gateway Arch, St. Louis
4. Cloud Gate (a.k.a. “The Bean”), Chicago
5. Hollywood sign, Los Angeles
6. Liberty Bell, Philadelphia

BORDER STATES

1. Vermont/New Hampshire

2. Utah/Wyoming

3. Tennessee/North Carolina

4. Mississippi/Alabama

5. Idaho/Montana

6. Illinois/Indiana

CONTINENTAL CONUNDRUM

The countries are listed from east to west, based on their easternmost mainland point.

RAMBLING ROADS

The highway numbers increase as you travel from west to east.

I-5: E

I-15: G

I-25: D

I-35: F

I-55: C

I-75: A

I-95: B

SPLITWORDS: WARM WEATHER CRUISE

AIRBOAT

ARUBA

BEACHES

BONAIRE

CASINO

CRUISING

DANCING

GRENADA

KARAOKE

KINGSTON

MASSAGE

NASSAU

RAFTING

RUINS

SCOOTER

SHOPPING

SOLARIUM

TORTOLA

TRIVIA

WILDLIFE

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