1001 Places to see before you die.

[darthmacho]

This is a popular book right now, and while we all don't have time to list 1001, perhaps we could all list our top 10 places we'd love to see before we die. Feel free to include places you have been, but you must let us know you have done that!

Here's my list:

1. Walt Disney World, FL: I've gone three times, and am planning a fourth next year, and even though the real world is full of fascinating things, the "Happiest Place on Earth" still tops my list.
2. African Safari: Not likely to happen. Not adventurous enough, I suppose. I'll have to settle for Animal Kingdom Lodge.
3. Australian Outback: Okay, that's kind of vague, but it won't happen for me either, so what the heck.
4. Mount Washington, NH: Was just there last summer, and have been up top as a teen, but it's my goal in life to look out from that summit again some day.
5. Deadwood, SD: I would love to see the town that inspired my favorite t.v. show, and there are a lot of great parks and natural wonders in the Black Hills. Mt. Rushmore would be cool o see.
6. Venice, Italy: It just sounds so romantic. My back-up plan would be Amsterdam.
7. Niagara Falls: Been there, want to go again, butI'm kind of disappointed to find out that man has altered it so much.
8. San Diego, CA: Okay, I mostly want to see the zoo, but I'm sure there are a lot of neat things to do there.
9. Pyramids of Egypt: I'd love to see them, but don't want the mummy's curse!
10. Washington D.C.: Our country may not be perfect, and the city might be full of polititions, but I can't help but feel that all Americans should visit D.C. as a sort of pilgrimage for democracy.

[DisneyDude1977]

1. WDW, Florida
2. Disneyland, CA
3. The UK
4. Vegas
5. New York City
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Tilghman Island, MD
8. Japan
9. South Korea
10. Norway

[LibertyTreeGal]

1. Israel
2. Petra (Jordan)
3. New Zealand
4. Ireland
5. Alaska
6. The Alps
7. Grand Canyon
8. The Smithsonian
9. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London
10. WDW

[TikiGoddess]

This is a wish list -- if I won the lottery I might be able to go to these places...

1. Tokyo (the city and DisneySea)
2. Egypt - Pyramids
3. Greece
4. Australia
5. Barcelona (lived there for 2 years but want to go back with my girls when they are teens)
6. Paris (visited twice, want to bring the family!)
7. Ireland -- castles.
8. Las Vegas
9. Cruise the Caribbean
10. China

But if I only get back to Europe with my girls, get to go on a cruise with my hubby, and get in enough visits to WDW to keep my Disney obsession going, I will be happy.

Great topic!
TikiG

[jennbunn]

ok here is my top 10[*]1: ireland
[[*]2: uk
[*]3: italy
[*]4: australia[*]5: hawaii
[*]6: spain
[*]7: texas
[*]8: japan
[*]9: st thomas/virgin islands
[*]10: disneyland
]

[Disney Lynn]

I'm still trying to narrow my choices down to ten! But I can think of several right here in the USA- first- you all must see the Grand Canyon! And then there's Yellowstone, Zion and Bryce NP's (do you see the theme here?) We're going to Death Valley, Sequoia and Yosemite in September, so I'll probably love them too. But I don't want to slight Mt Ranier or Acadia NP. Alaska! Wow! St Thomas (St John's). And Canada is gorgeous (not just Niagara Falls- visit PEI while reading the Anne of Greene Gables series to your young daughter!) Ooops- more than ten.

Seriously, I've been so fortunate to travel around the USA,Canada, plus Europe, the Med, Central America, etc- but I am saddened when people ignore some of the great sites in their own country (whatever that country might be).

And of course- on top of everyone's list- Walt Disney World! Happy traveling!