Discusses natural monuments and ancient and modern architectural feats and the marvels of engineering behind these timeless treasures.

Includes index. "Supports the Common Core State Standards"--Cover.

Mount Everest -- Mount Roraima -- Mount Fuji -- Old Faithful -- The Dead Sea -- The Grand Canyon -- Uluru -- The Cave of Crystals -- Salar de Uyuni -- The Serengeti -- The Namib Desert -- The Giant Forest -- Great Barrier Reef -- Victoria Falls -- Lascaux Cave paintings -- Stonehenge -- The Nasca Lines -- Moai statues -- Machu Picchu -- The Acropolis -- Petra -- The Great Wall of China -- The Eiffel Tower -- The pyramids of Giza -- The Colosseum -- Angkor Wat -- The Taj Mahal -- Neuschwanstein Castle -- Burj Khalifa -- Ancient wonders -- Record breakers -- Man-made wonders -- Glossary.