This is our travel bucket list (in no particular order) of places we would like to visit, things we would like to see, and travel goals we would like to accomplish. We hope this provides inspiration if you are looking for new and exciting destinations!
The bucket list items below are linked to either Wikipedia or our own Road Unraveled blog posts. Click the titles to learn more!
◯ Taktsang Palphug Monastery (the Tiger’s Nest), Bhutan
◯ Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, Namibia
◯ Visit Bavaria during Oktoberfest
◯ The Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni, Malta
◯ Hanami Cherry Blossoms, Japan
◯ Double New Year’s Eve: Samoa and American Samoa on back-to-back days
◯ Caral, Peru – the oldest city in the Americas
◯ Tian Tan Buddha Statue, Hong Kong
◯ Visit the Snow Monkeys of Yamanouchi, Japan
◯ Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
◯ Attend the Summer Olympic Games
◯ Ride The Ghan through the Australian outback
◯ Attend all four Tennis Grand Slam tournaments (we’ve been to two)
◯ Sydney, Australia for New Years Eve
◯ Kailasa temple and the Ellora Caves, India
◯ See the Southern Lights (Aurora Australis)
◯ Khao Phing Kan, Thailand (James Bond Island)
◯ Moraine Lake and Banff National Park, Canada
◯ Alaska on the summer solstice (midnight sun)
◯ Mano del Desierto (Hand of the Desert) Atacama Desert Chile
◯ Hluboka Castle, Czech Republic
◯ The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia
◯ Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
◯ The Thermal Pools of Pamukkale, Turkey
◯ Teotihuacan and the Pyramid of the Sun, Mexico
◯ Maldives
◯ The Twelve Apostles, Australia
◯ Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, Mongolia
◯ The Temples of Bagan, Myanmar
◯ Rebild Festival, Denmark for 4th of July
◯ Airboat in the Florida Everglades
◯ Helicopter ride over the Great Blue Hole in Belize
◯ See the Pico Cão Grande (Mordor), São Tomé and Príncipe
◯ Visit the Quokkas on Rottnest Island, Australia
◯ The Flower Carpet in Brussels, Belgium
◯ Las Falles Festival in Valencia, Spain
◯ Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico
Completed Bucket List Items
Antarctica
Watch the sunset on Easter Island
Bran Castle, Romania (Castle Dracula)
The Sistine Chapel, Vatican City
The Quitsato Sundial. Located exactly at the Equator in Ecuador
The Pyramids and the Sphinx, Egypt
Port Wine in the Douro Valley of Portugal
Jerusalem, Israel, and the Holy Land
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
Cruise through the Panama Canal: Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean
Watch the sunrise over the Sahara Desert
Camp overnight on the ice in Antarctica
Salar de Uyuni (salt flats), Bolivia
See the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis)
Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand
Visit all seven continents (we visited all seven in twelve months!)
Visit all 50 states in the U.S.
Climb the stones of Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
Ushuaia (southernmost city in the world) on the December solstice (midnight sun)
Pumapunku and Tiwanaku, Bolivia
The Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Take a gondola ride through the canals of Venice, Italy
The Medina and Souks of Marrakesh, Morocco
See the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland
Luxor, Egypt and the Valley of the Kings
Sedlec Ossuary, Czech Republic
Stand on the edge of the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Ollantaytambo and the Sacred Valley, Peru
Walk the shores of Lake Titicaca
Watch the sunrise over the volcanoes of Central Java, Indonesia
Ride camels through the Sahara Desert
Watch the sunset over the Nile
Additional Bucket List Items
These are places that Stephanie has visited but Adam has not. We hope to cross these off his travel bucket list someday!
◯ The Great Wall of China
◯ Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
◯ Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
◯ Angkor Wat, Cambodia
◯ Taj Mahal, India
Have you been to any of these locations? Do you have any favorites from this list? Leave a comment below and let us know!