Many items on the average person’s bucket list are travel related. Whether it’s flying across the world to an exotic location or soaking up history in a European city, there are so many different destinations, attractions and experiences to satisfy even the deepest wanderlust.
With travel now back to normal for many countries after a few years with restrictions in place, there’s more opportunity to get back out there to explore and tick off things from your bucket list, whether that be travelling far away or keeping things closer to home.
To reveal the most popular travel bucket list items, we looked at global search volumes for over 115 travel bucket list items, including visiting all 50 US states, experiencing an African safari, trekking Mount Everest, and unwinding and soaking up the sun in tropical destinations including Bora Bora and the Maldives.
We’ve revealed the world’s top travel bucket list items below.
The Top 20 Most Popular Travel Bucket List Experiences
Rank | Experience | Country |
1 | Visit the Maldives | Maldives |
2 | Get splashed at Niagara Falls | Canada & the USA |
3 | See the Mona Lisa | France |
4 | Visit Bora Bora | French Polynesia |
5 | Climb the Statue of Liberty | USA |
6 | See the Northern Lights | Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland & Finland |
7 | Visit Stonehenge | UK |
8 | Visit the Taj Mahal | India |
9 | See Times Square | USA |
10 | See the Burj Khalifa in Dubai | UAE |
11 | Visit Pompeii | Italy |
12 | Visit Sagrada Familia in Barcelona | Spain |
13 | Visit Cinque Terre | Italy |
14 | Visit Big Ben | UK |
15 | Walk to Chichén Itzá | Mexico |
16 | Trek through the Himalayas | Bhutan, India, Nepal, China & Pakistan |
17 | Visit Alcatraz | USA |
18 | Visit the White House | USA |
19 | Float on the Dead Sea | Israel & Jordan |
20 | Admire the views at Yosemite | USA |
The world’s most popular travel bucket list experiences
Looking for epic travel ideas? Dive into the world's top bucket list experiences, from relaxing in the Maldives to gazing at the Taj Mahal.
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