Thursday, April 12, 2012

Top 100 Places to Visit

Photo from here.
This morning I was running late because over breakfast, David and I started counting states we have visited (he's beating me by 10 - darn those tiny northern states!), looking up photos of Montana and reading about the literacy rate by state.  Yes, we are nerds. But, when I saw today's related post over at Fit2Flex, I knew I had to add it to my blog!  This might be a boring post, but it will be helpful to me - a travel bucket list, no?!  Fit2Flex said most people have been to 8.  She has been to 23!  Wow!  I've only been to 13.  I'm sure David trumps me on this list too since he studied abroad in college.  No worries though.  You best believe all of these places are on my list to visit.   

The 100 Travel Challenge:
(list in alphabetical order)

1. Alamo
San Antonio, Texas, USA

Read about this trip here.

2. Alhambra
Granada, Spain

3. Andros Island
Bahamas

4. Angel Falls
Venezuela

5. Angkor Wat
Angkor, Cambodia

6. Atlantic City Boardwalk
Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

7. Ayers Rock
Australia

8. Big Ben
London, England

9. Bora Bora
Polynesia

10. British Museum
London, England

11. Canals of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands

12. Cathedral of Seville
Seville, Spain

13. Cave of Crystals
Mexico

14. Christ the Redeemer
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

15. Cinque Terre National Park
Italy

16. Colosseum
Rome, Italy

17. Crater Lake National Park
Oregon, USA

18. Dead Sea
Israel/Jordan

19. Death Valley National Park
California, USA

20. Devil’s Tower
Wyoming, USA

21. Dome of the Rock
Jerusalem, Israel

22. Easter Island Statues
Polynesia

23. Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland

24. Eiffel Tower
Paris, France

25. Empire State Building New York City, New York, USA


26. Forbidden City
Beijing, China

27. French Quarter
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

28. Galapagos Islands
Ecuador

29. Gateway Arch
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

30. Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

31. Glacier Bay Basin
Alaska, USA

32. Glacier National Park
Montana, USA

33. Glowworm Cave
New Zealand

34. Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco, California, USA

35. Grand Canal
Venice, Italy

36. Grand Canyon
Arizona, USA

37. Grand Mosque in Mecca
Saudi Arabia

38. Great Barrier Reef
Queensland, Australia

39. Great Mosque of Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain

40. Great Wall of China
China

41. Hagia Sophia
Istanbul, Turkey

42. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii, USA

43. Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, California, USA



44. Iguazu Falls
Argentina and Brazil

45. Kiyomizu-dera
Kyoto, Japan

46. Kremlin
Moscow, Russia

47. Lake Titicaca
Peru

48. Las Ramblas
Barcelona, Spain

49. Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas, Nevada

50. Leaning Tower of Pisa
Pisa, Italy

51. Louvre Museum
Paris, France


52. Macchu Picchu
Peru

53. Matterhorn
Switzerland

54. Mayan Pyramids of Chichen Itza
Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

55. Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, New York, USA

56. Mount Everest
Nepal

57. Mount Fuji
Japan

58. Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania

59. Mount Rushmore
Keystone, South Dakota, USA

60. Napa Valley
California, USA

61. Ngorongoro Crater
Tanzania

62. Niagara Falls
New York, USA

63. Notre Dame Cathedral
Paris, France

Not only did I visit Notre Dame, but it was also part of the view outside my window in Paris!

64. Pacific Rim National Park
British Columbia, Canada

65. Pebble Beaches of Nice
Nice, France

66. Petra
Jordan

67. Petronas Twin Towers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

68. Portland Head Lighthouse
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

69. Puerta Del Sol
Madrid, Spain

70. Pyramids of Giza
Egypt

71. Redwood National Park
California, USA

72. Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar

73. Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado, USA

74. Ruins of Athens
Athens, Greece

75. Ruins of Pompeii
Pompei, Italy

76. Sagrada Famila
Barcelona, Spain

77. Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)
Chicago, Illinois, USA

78. Sedlec Ossuary
Czech Republic

79. Sistine Chapel
Vatican City, Italy

80. Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C., USA

81. Space Needle
Seattle, Washington, USA

82. St. Peter’s Basilica
Vatican City, Italy

83. Statue of Liberty
New York City, New York, USA

84. Stonehenge
Wiltshire County, England

85. Sydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia

86. Taj Mahal
Agra, India

87. Temple of the Golden Pavilion
Kyoto, Japan

88. Teotihuacan
Mexico

89. Tian Tan Buddha
Hong Kong, China

90. Times Square
New York City, New York, USA

Read about this trip here.
91. Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh, India

92. Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe

93. Wailing Wall
Jerusalem, Israel

94. Walt Disney World Resort
Orlando, Florida

Read about an Orlando trip here.

95. Washington Monument
Washington, D.C., USA

96. White Cliffs of Dover
Dover, England

97. White House
Washington, D.C., USA

98. Winchester Cathedral
Hampshire, England

99. Yosemite National Park
California, USA

100. Zion National Park
Utah, USA

How many of these places have you been too?  If you could pick only one of these places to visit, which would you choose?  Let me know in the comments below!  Also, today is the last day to vote for Adventures with Alexandra for a Fitness Magazine Fitterati Blogger Award!  Please vote here.  Thank you! 
 
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13 comments:

  1. I've been to 21 of these places... Of the places I've been Napa Valley is probably my favorite :) It would be really hard to pick one of these that I haven't been to as my favorite destination. I want to go to all of them! I think it might come down to a toss up between the Sistine Chapel and the Great Barrier Reef. :)

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    1. If things go as I hope, I will be able to visit Napa Valley AND the Great Barrier Reef this summer ;o)

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  2. One of the best place to relax is in a beach resort which gives you a refreshing and a relaxing feeling. Every weekend I bring myself to a resort to experience fresh air and to be with the waves :) enjoy your weekend guys. This is one of the best beach resort I've heard, someday I'll be here.

    Xahnn from Postdoctoral Fellow

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    1. Thanks! I think I actually got it for like $10 post-Halloween...planning ahead :o)

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  4. I love your list! I am creating one myself!

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    1. Thanks! I didn't actually create the list, but I do have one forming on my bucket list post from last summer. I recommend buying "1000 Places to See Before You Die". I'm marking them off one by one!

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  6. Umm, I think I've been to all states but 16? Something like that. (Road trips. Lots of road trips.) Annnd I'll be knocking a few more off when we drive our car from port to CO. As far as this list goes... I think I'll make another blog about this, b/c come next week, I'll have hit a couple more on here, and I love the idea of putting your pictures with it! But I've def. been to at least 10... I have a goal to visit all 50 visits in my lifetime, and as many countries as possible. I love traveling... And if it's all that I can do, crossing the border to say I've been there counts!

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    2. Yes, I definitely recommend doing this as a post because it gives you a visual bucket list. I wish I had photos to add to all of the places I visited, but some were pre-Facebook ;o)

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  7. Cool idea! I love travel lists. I've been to 34 (soon to be 35) of the places. I was inspired to do my list on my blog. High on my list to visit has been Macchu Picchu. One of these days I hope to make it there.

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