Sunday Puzzle: What rhymes with tourist site?

On-air challenge: Every answer today is the two-word name of a well-known tourist site or attraction somewhere in the world. I'll give you rhymes for the two words. You name the sites.Ex. Tight blouse --> WHITE HOUSE1. Rifle power2. Heavy mountain3. Pig pen4. Phony highland5. Climbs there6. Greater snake7. Mix bags8. Planned banyan9. Honks grew10. Failing mall11. Shock stress12. Turban sheet13. Dead bear

Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge came from listener Tom Bible, of Cincinnati. Think of a word to describe a single animal. Change the third letter to get a word that describes the plural of that animal. Both are nouns, and neither word contains an "s."

Challenge answer: Head, herd (as in cattle)

Winner: Jamie Tyrrell from Somerville, MA

This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from Michael Shteyman, of Freeland, Md. Think of a major U.S. city in two words. Insert an L in the exact middle of the second word. Now read the first word forward and the second word backward, and you'll name two things associated with this time of year. What are they?

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