50 Places to See Before You Die

[davidI]

I found this list of 50 places put together by the BBC in 2002.

How many have you been to? Copy, Paste and put X's next to those you've seen. My goal is to see all 50 by the time I'm 30.


The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sydney, Australia
New York
Taj Mahal
Canadian Rockies
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
Niagara Falls
Petra, Jordan
The Pyramids, Cairo
Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong
Yosemite National Park
Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
Paris
Alaska
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Luxor, Egypt
Rome
San Francisco
Barcelona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti

[Barking_Spidre]

Wow, I've seen 3. 4 if you count seeing the Grand Canyon from an airplane window. :rofl:

[davidI]

The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
X Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
X Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
X Las Vegas, Nevada
X Sydney, Australia
New York
Taj Mahal
X Canadian Rockies
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
X Machu Picchu, Peru
Niagara Falls
X Petra, Jordan
X The Pyramids, Cairo
Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
Great Wall of China
X Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong
Yosemite National Park
Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
Paris
X Alaska
X Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
X Luxor, Egypt
X Rome
San Francisco
X Barcelona
X Dubai, United Arab Emirates
X Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
X Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
X Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti

[Disoblige]

Barely the Canadian Rockies..

I haven't been anywhere almost lol. Went to Vancouver my first time recently and had a lot of fun.

[jsn]

I really gotta get on that. I've only been to 4 places out of that list and have never even left North America.

[shakalaka]

Only about 6-7 from the list so far. :(

Bora Bora is where I've decided I am going for my honeymoon, whenever that happens. lol

[ExtraSlow]

I've got six. Totally agree about the south island of NZ though. Pretty much every square inch of that place is spectacular.
Friendly people, pleasant climate. That's where I want to move if I ever leave Canada.

[Godfuader]

Florida and Walt Disney, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada
New York
Canadian Rockies
Niagara Falls
Yosemite National Park
Paris
Masai Mara, Kenya
San Francisco
Dubai, United Arab Emirates


10 places. Damn, I am almost 30...and only 1/5 of the way there, and with the wife and I having grad school expenses...the rest of the list may have to wait. :(

[JAYMEZ]

X The Grand Canyon, USA (Lived By it)
X Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
X Florida and Walt Disney, USA
X South Island, New Zealand (Lived there when I was 2)
X Las Vegas, Nevada (bizzilion times)
X Sydney, Australia
X New York
X Canadian Rockies
X Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
X Niagara Falls
X The Pyramids, Cairo
X Venice
X Yosemite National Park
X Hawaii
X Auckland, New Zealand
X Paris
X Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
X Luxor, Egypt
X Rome
X San Francisco
X Barcelona
X Abu Simbel, Egypt

Almost half way there.

[bubbley]

MALDIVES :drool:

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by davidI

The Grand Canyon, USA
Florida and Walt Disney, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada
New York
Canadian Rockies
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Niagara Falls
Paris
San Francisco
Barcelona

I have actually done more than I thought! Not bad.

[Xtrema]

X The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
X Las Vegas, Nevada
Sydney, Australia
New York
Taj Mahal
X Canadian Rockies
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
X Niagara Falls
Petra, Jordan
The Pyramids, Cairo
X Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
X Hong Kong
X Yosemite National Park
Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
X Paris
Alaska
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Luxor, Egypt
X Rome
X San Francisco
Barcelona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti

I guess I'm 1/5 theres as well.

[Doozer]

Originally posted by davidI

Florida and Walt Disney, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada
Canadian Rockies
Niagara Falls
Hawaii
Paris
San Francisco

I'm 34, and once you have kids, it gets a lot tougher to get to a lot of these places. Some will have to wait until the kids get older, the rest will have to wait until retirement...

(but honestly, that's fine with me - you've gotta have something to look forward to right? Plus, I want my kids to experience a lot of these places too)

[Neil4Speed]

Originally posted by Doozer


(but honestly, that's fine with me - you've gotta have something to look forward to right? Plus, I want my kids to experience a lot of these places too)

I agree with you there! Whats the point of seeing everything you need to see before you turn 30 lol! Doesn't mean you can't go certain places twice though I guess.

Looking at this list, I think my next trip will be a French Polynesia, Austrailia, New Zealand trip. The plan is to go to Sri Lanka and Maldives in December though - its looking much more appealing to me and the family now that the war is over.

[max_boost]

Las Vegas, Nevada
New York
Canadian Rockies
Niagara Falls
Great Wall of China (next month)
Hong Kong (next month)
San Francisco

Addicted to traveling. Going to give up the car stuff so I can go and see more places. :burnout:

[bspot]

Florida and Walt Disney, USA
Las Vegas, Nevada
New York
Canadian Rockies
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
Niagara Falls
Venice
Hawaii
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
Paris
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
San Francisco
Zermatt, Switzerland


A third of the way. I'll knock a couple more off this summer, but I still need a giant trip to Asia/Australia and the South Pacific.

[msommers]

According to that list, I haven't been anywhere but the Rockies :rofl:

[Tomaz]

Canadian Rockies


FML:facepalm:

Looks like I have a ways to go.

[thrasher22]

Originally posted by davidI
The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sydney, Australia
Canadian Rockies
Hong Kong
Hawaii
San Francisco
Bangkok, Thailand


Not bad for almost being 23 and not traveling much until I finished college, but I have a ways to go...
I'm kinda surprised that Vietnam didn't get any mentions, Hanoi and Ha long bay are two of the most interesting and unique places I've been.

[ekguy]

Some on that list could definitely be replaced with better sites to see.

edit: I've been to three on that list.

Rockies, Niagara Falls and Vegas.

[smc]

x The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
x Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
x Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
x Las Vegas, Nevada
Sydney, Australia
x New York
x Taj Mahal
x Canadian Rockies
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
x Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
x Niagara Falls
x Petra, Jordan
x The Pyramids, Cairo
x Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
x Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
x Hong Kong
x Yosemite National Park
Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
x Paris
Alaska
x Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
x Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
x Luxor, Egypt
x Rome
x San Francisco
x Barcelona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
x Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
x Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
x Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
x Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti

I've seen 26 on the list.

Of the ones on the list I haven't seen the only ones I am keen on seeing are: Machu Piccu, The Himalayas and Rio de Janeiro. I going to Tibet this summer and also hope to go to Peru, Brazil and Bolivia when the rail situation there is sorted out.

[Marsh]

I've seen 10 places out of that list.. Can anyone think of some "Must see" places that they've been too that are not on that list?

[bspot]

I'd put Munich during Oktoberfest really really high up there, but possibly for different reasons than that list was made.

Chicago, Prague and Budapest would all be very high on my list of places I think people should see that I've been to.

[smc]

Originally posted by Marsh
I've seen 10 places out of that list.. Can anyone think of some "Must see" places that they've been too that are not on that list?

I'd put Timbuktu, Tikal, Moscow, Kyoto, Luang Prabang and Palmyra on the list.

[K3RMIT.]

ive only been to 8 of the places

[flipstah]

The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
Las Vegas, Nevada X
Sydney, Australia
New York
Taj Mahal
Canadian Rockies X
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
Niagara Falls
Petra, Jordan
The Pyramids, Cairo
Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong X
Yosemite National Park
Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
Paris
Alaska
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Luxor, Egypt
Rome
San Francisco X
Barcelona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
Bangkok, Thailand X
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti

Well, I guess I have a lot to see. Too bad my wallet can't handle my urges lol. :rofl:

[speedog]

It's just a list, ppl, and a very subjective one at that. Didn't see Yellowstone on that list and Yellowstone is quite an experience. Logan's pass in Glacier National Park in Montana - quite something to see also. Red Rock Coulee right here in Alberta - another little gem unseen by most everyone. Helmecken Falls in B.C.'s Wells Gray Provincial Park - spectacular. Old Montreal or possible even Quebec City - wonderful places to visit. Amsterdam - been there with the wife, would go again and bring the kids.

Remember, this is just someone's list - make your own list and then get going. Many of those places would never be on my top 50, many of them would be but I'll probably never see them and it's not gonna bother me if I don't see them. If you want this to be your top 50, then go for it I say, but don't necessarily cross off what is pretty much in your backyard so to speak.

[AaronK]

x The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
x Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
x Las Vegas, Nevada
Sydney, Australia
x New York
Taj Mahal
x Canadian Rockies
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
x Niagara Falls
Petra, Jordan
The Pyramids, Cairo
Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong
x Yosemite National Park
x Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
Paris
x Alaska
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Luxor, Egypt
Rome
x San Francisco
Barcelona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti


Wow, only 10/50..... I got a lot of travelling to do.

[Sorath]

10/50.. 1/5 the way there

[kevie88]

** The Grand Canyon, USA
** Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
** Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
Las Vegas, Nevada
** Sydney, Australia
** New York
** Taj Mahal
** Canadian Rockies
** Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
Niagara Falls
Petra, Jordan
The Pyramids, Cairo
Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong
** Yosemite National Park
Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
Paris
Alaska
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Luxor, Egypt
Rome
** San Francisco
Barcelona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
** Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti

I thought I was on a roll till I got about half way.. haha

[GTS4tw]

Well, I got 1/50.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by max_boost
Addicted to traveling. Going to give up the car stuff so I can go and see more places. :burnout:

Do both. Although having a restaurant is kinda tough to leave.

[davidI]

Originally posted by Marsh
I've seen 10 places out of that list.. Can anyone think of some "Must see" places that they've been too that are not on that list?

Lots! As others have pointed out, that list is subjective and I believe was just the result of a poll conducted by the BBC.

Places I've been to that I'd recommend are:

Cinque Terre, Italy
Windhoek, Namibia (Even if just for Joe's Bierhouse)
Marrakesh, Morocco
Pai, Thailand
Vang Vien, Laos
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Sapa, Vietnam
Algarve, Portugal
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Zakopane, Poland
Boracay, Philippines
Yellowstone National Park, USA
Tokyo, Japan

Places I haven't been yet but are high on my priority list and would fit the "theme" of this list are:

Socotra, Yemen
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Antarctica
Greenland

[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by max_boost


Addicted to traveling. Going to give up the car stuff so I can go and see more places. :burnout:

Thought you said you were giving up the car stuff so you could visit Cleopatra in Egypt.

[davidI]

Originally posted by TomcoPDR


Thought you said you were giving up the car stuff so you could visit Cleopatra in Egypt.

The body of Cleopatra is in London. Pretty sure you're not giving up your car for a corpse though, so post pics of the hottie I assume Tom is talking about!

[Feruk]

Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
Florida and Walt Disney, USA
Sydney, Australia
New York
Canadian Rockies
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Niagara Falls
Venice
Paris
Rome
Barcelona

I thought I travelled a fair bit... this sucks, I'm at 1/5!

[Perceptionist]

Some of the choices on this list seem a bit puzzling.

Bangkok, Thailand - Thailand has so much more to offer than this big dirty city.

Aukland, New Zealand - Same as above... nothing special about Aukland, but there's lots to see on the North Island.


As for places not on the list, I'd agree with David and say Vang Vien, Laos and Yellowstone Park are worthy.

[T-Dubbs]

Bora Bora is the most beautiful place i have ever been/seen!
:eek:
HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!!!!
http://www.jakeehrlich.com/Main/BoraBora.jpg

[davidI]

Originally posted by Perceptionist
Some of the choices on this list seem a bit puzzling.

Bangkok, Thailand - Thailand has so much more to offer than this big dirty city.

Aukland, New Zealand - Same as above... nothing special about Aukland, but there's lots to see on the North Island.


As for places not on the list, I'd agree with David and say Vang Vien, Laos and Yellowstone Park are worthy.

At one point I would have agreed with you about Bangkok, as I used to get in and get out as quickly as possible. I've now been there 4 times, once for 3 weeks, and can say it's actually a very cool city.

I'd much rather spend time there than in Dubai (where I'm currently stuck).

I hadn't noticed Auckland on the list. Strange they'd put Auckland and South Island rather than South Island and North Island or simply New Zealand haha.

For me, the two places I would remove from the list are Dubai & Disney World.

[TYMSMNY]

**The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
**Florida and Walt Disney, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
**Las Vegas, Nevada
Sydney, Australia
New York
Taj Mahal
**Canadian Rockies
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
**Niagara Falls
Petra, Jordan
The Pyramids, Cairo
**Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
**Great Wall of China
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
**Hong Kong
**Yosemite National Park
**Hawaii
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
**Paris
**Alaska
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Luxor, Egypt
**Rome
**San Francisco
**Barcelona
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
**Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
Sri Lanka, S of India
**Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
Iceland
**Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti

Very subjective list as others have stated. Florida? hm. I'd add other on there before that.

[eg_eric]

Here's something every beyonder needs to see before they die:

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=294418&perpage=20&highlight=&pagenumber=1

[msommers]

What about Meteora, Greece?!

[shakalaka]

Originally posted by T-Dubbs
Bora Bora is the most beautiful place i have ever been/seen!
:eek:
HIGHLY RECCOMENDED!!!!
http://www.jakeehrlich.com/Main/BoraBora.jpg


Like I said previously, that's deff where I am going for my honeymoon, When and with whoever that happens! :drool:

[davidI]

Bump from the past with some updates....

The Grand Canyon, USA
Great Barrier Reef, east coast of Queensland, Australia
X Florida and Walt Disney, USA
X South Island, New Zealand
X Cape Town and Table Mountain, South Africa
Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
X Las Vegas, Nevada
X Sydney, Australia
X New York
Taj Mahal
X Canadian Rockies
Uluru (Ayers Rock), Australia
Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
X Machu Picchu, Peru
Niagara Falls
X Petra, Jordan
X The Pyramids, Cairo
X Venice
Maldives, Indian Ocean, 450 miles SW of Sri Lanka
Great Wall of China
X Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Hong Kong
Yosemite National Park
Hawaii
X Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
X Paris
X Alaska
X Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Nepal, Himalayas
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
X Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
X Luxor, Egypt
X Rome
San Francisco
X Barcelona
X Dubai, United Arab Emirates
X Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles, 1000 miles E of Kenya.
X Sri Lanka, S of India
X Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, 100 miles E of the Caribbean chain
X Iceland
Terracotta Army, Xi'an, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
X Abu Simbel, Egypt
X Bali, in the Indonesian archipelago
French Polynesia (Bora Bora), 165 miles NW of Tahiti