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Bucket List

Places

50 Must See Destinations

I recall a well-traveled friend saying he estimated it would take another 40 dedicated years to see the places that remained on his bucket list. I found this remarkable as he was in his mid 30's at the time and had already devoted a significant chunk of his life to the effort. But his comment drives home a simple point. Despite all our modern technology, the world's still a massive place filled with a lifetime of bucket list worthy destinations to explore.

Below you'll find 50 of our top bucket list places. To distill a lists of thousands down to just 50 means we've excluded a long list of must see's. An extraordinary list of omissions ranging from Paris to St. Bart's to San Francisco, Moorea and Tokyo. Rather, what we've included is a list of 50 that sample the world's man-made and natural wanders, and cultural diversity. All the places listed are worthy additions to any bucket list. They just represent the tip of the iceberg.

As noted on other lists, bucket list items we've completed are marked with a strikethrough.  In some cases, we've written a blog post that discusses a bucket list item in greater detail and provides useful planning information and links. You can view a post by clicking on a bucket list item below.

1. Penguins in Antarctica
Complete
Paradise Harbor, Antarctica

2. Beyond Politics in Tehran
Wish List
Tehran, Iran

3. Get Lost in Kathmandu
Complete
Kathmandu, Nepal

4. Gorom Gorom's Market
Complete
Burkina Faso, West Africa

5. Kashmir by Houseboat
Wish List
Kashmir, India

6. Explore the Atacama
Complete
Atacama Desert, Chile

7. Explore the American Southwest
Complete
Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico
United States

8. Explore Historic Bukhara
Wish List
Bukhara, Uzbekistan

9. Bike Bagan's Temples
Complete
Myanmar, Southeast Asia

10. Hike Plitvice Nat'l Park
Wish List
Plitvice Nat'l Park, Croatia

11. View Rio from Corcovado Mt.
Complete
Rio de Janiero, Brazil

12. Djenne's Mosque
Complete
Mali, West Africa

13. Explore the Lut Desert
Wish List
Iran

14. Drive the Great Ocean Road
Complete
Victoria, Australia

15. Hike Bali's Rice Terraces
Wish List
Bali, Indonesia

16. Sunset at Ankor Wat
Complete
Cambodia, Southeast Asia

17. Hike the Dolomites
Complete
Northern Italy

18. Churches of Lailabela
Complete
Lailabela, Ethiopia

19. Explore the Omo Valley
Complete
Ethiopia

20. Overland to Lhasa
Wish List
Tibet, China

21. Cruise Halong Bay
Complete
Vietnam, Southeast Asia

22. Hike the Tiger's Nest
Wish List
Himalayas, Bhutan

23. Explore Iguazu Falls
Complete
Iguazu, Argentina

24. Carnival in Luanda
Complete
Angola, Central Africa

25. Explore Sigiriya
Wish List
Sri Lanka

26. Visit Shwedagon Pagoda
Complete
Yangon, Myanmar

27. Hike Wulingyuan
Wish List
China

28. The Alhambra
Complete
Granada, Spain

29. Explore Leptis Magna
Wish List
Libya, North Africa

30. Sunrise at the Taj Mahal
Wish List
India

31. Cruise Milford Sound
Complete
South Island, New Zealand

32. The Alcazar
Complete
Seville, Spain

33. Kayak Geirangerfjord
Wish List
Norway, Scandinavia

34. Perito Moreno Glacier
Complete
Los Glaciares Nat'l Park, Argentina

35. The Old City of Shibam
Wish List
Yemen, Arabian Peninsula

36. Meteora Monasteries
Wish List
Greece

37. Bike Hoi An
Complete
Vietnam, Southeast Asia

38. Salar de Uyuni
Wish List
Bolivia

39. Hike the Inca Trail
Wish List
Machu Picchu, Peru

40. The Great Pyramids
Complete
Giza, 
Egypt

41. Prambanan Temple
Wish List
Java, Indonesia

42. Tribes of Southern Angola
Complete
Angola, Central Africa

43. Explore Dubrovnik
Wish List
Croatia

44. Hike the Great Wall
Wish List
China

45. The Churches of Chiloe
Complete
Chiloe Island, Chile

46. Cappadocia by Balloon
Wish List
Turkey

47. Deadvlei
Complete
The Namib Desert, Namibia

48. A Month in Antigua
Wish List
Guatemala, Central America

49. Monaco F1 Grand Prix
Complete
Monte Carlo, Monaco

50. Explore France's Chateaux's
Complete
The Loire Valley, France

One World. Endless Possibilities.

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