My 100+ Top Bucket List Destinations & Experiences

These are my top bucket list destinations and experiences that are on my own bucket list. I hope you can use this list as inspiration for your own bucket list ideas.

If there’s a bucket list destination or experience that I didn’t include that you think should be on this list, let me know in the comments below!

North America

The following 16 bucket list adventures are some of the best things to do in North America.

Explore Yellowstone National Park

Climb the Statue of Liberty

Tour Alcatraz Island

Walk Along San Antonio’s River Walk

Drive the Pacific Coast Highway

Trek Through Antelope Canyon

Explore Chichen Itza

Swim in Mexican Cenotes

Learn to Wing Walk in Sequim, WA

Celebrate Dia de Los Muertes in Oaxaca

Learn Salsa in Havana, Cuba

Countdown to a New Year in Times Square

Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Go Surfing in Hawaii

Gamble in Las Vegas

Experience the Northern Lights in Fairbanks, Alaska

Expect to see the lights on an average of four out of five clear nights during aurora season, which lasts from Aug. 21 to April 21.

While there you can also take a ride on the Riverboat Discovery, pan for gold, and visit the Santa Claus House in the city of North Pole which is about 13 miles away.

You can also see ice sculptures in February and March at the impressive World Ice Art Championships or even take a dog sledding tour.

South America – 8

• Hike to Machu Picchu
• Lake Titicaca – Peru
• Easter Island – Chile
• Kayak Through Marble Caves on Carrera Lake – Patagonia, Chile
• Visit Angel Falls in Venezuela
• Explore The Amazon Rainforest
• Stand Under Christ the Redeemer
• Tango – Buenos Aires, Argentina

Asia – 14

• Walk Along The Great Wall of China
• Temples of Bagan – Myanmar
• Angkor Wat – Cambodia
• Ha Long Bay – Gulf of Tangkia, Vietnam
• Taj Mahal – Agra, India
• Attend Holi – India
• Hampi, India
• Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India
• Petra – Jordan
• Hike to the Baatara Gorge Waterfall in Lebanon
• Summer Palace – Beijing, China
• Potala Palace – Tibet
• Hagia Sophia – Istanbul, Turkey
• Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve, Hunan, China

Europe – 6

• Colosseum – Rome, Italy
• Acropolis of Athens – Athens, Greece
• Stonehenge – Salisbury, England
• Notre Dame Cathedral – Paris, France
• Eiffel Tower – Paris, France
• Saint Basil’s Cathedral – Moscow, Russia
• St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin, Ireland

Africa – 2

• Visit The Great Pyramids of Giza
• Climb Kilimanjaro

Australia – 2

• Scuba Dive Along The Great Barrier Reef
• Sydney Opera House – Sydney, Australia

Antarctica

See penguins