Many people dream of seeing the world or have that one special destination they’ve always wanted to visit. There is nothing more exciting than finally crossing a dream destination off your bucket list, experiencing something extraordinary, or accomplishing something you once thought impossible. What’s on your bucket list?

Whether it’s posing for photos with the Leaning Tower of Pisa, island-hopping in Greece, or strolling down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, you’re certainly not alone in dreaming of unforgettable experiences. We all have dreams, ambitions, and goals—some big, some small—but each has the potential to inspire us to step outside our comfort zones, embrace new opportunities, and explore the world around us.

One of my favorite resources for discovering some of the world’s most extraordinary places is the UNESCO World Heritage List. While iconic landmarks and popular destinations certainly have their appeal, I’ve always been particularly drawn to the road less traveled. I find myself seeking out remote, unconventional destinations that few people have had the opportunity to experience—places where local cultures, traditions, and natural landscapes remain relatively untouched by mass tourism and large-scale development. There’s something incredibly rewarding about venturing beyond the familiar and discovering the unexpected.

Over the years, I have developed a bucket list that continues to grow and evolve. Slowly but surely, I’ve been fortunate enough to cross off quite a few experiences along the way. Some goals are more ambitious than others and may take years of planning, preparation, or determination to accomplish. Others are simple experiences that remind me how much there is to appreciate in everyday life. Regardless of their size, I believe it’s important to always have something to look forward to, work toward, or challenge yourself to achieve.

What I love most about having a bucket list is that it’s never truly finished. Each week, I seem to discover a new destination, dream up another adventure, or find inspiration in an unexpected experience. Sometimes, the most memorable moments aren’t even planned—they happen spontaneously and become experiences I never knew belonged on my list in the first place.

I’m excited to share my personal bucket list, which has grown to more than 400 items and counting! My hope is that it inspires you to create a list of your own, pursue an adventure you’ve been putting off, or challenge yourself to try something new. This list is a work in progress and will continue to evolve as I discover new places, set new goals, and embrace new opportunities.

I also welcome suggestions! Whether it’s an extraordinary destination, a unique cultural experience, an adrenaline-filled adventure, or a personal challenge, I’m always looking for something new to add.

Curious about what I’ve accomplished so far? Check out my COMPLETED BUCKET LIST to explore the adventures, experiences, and milestones I’ve already crossed off.

After all, life isn’t just about the places we go—it’s about the experiences we collect, the people we meet, and the stories we create along the way.

My Bucket List: Life’s Ultimate To-do List

1. Climb to basecamp of Mount Everest in Nepal

2. Learn to Snowboard
3. Go Skiing
4. Night Kayaking with blue Bio-luminescent
5. Kayak in the Everglades
6. Camp in the Everglades
7. Horseback riding on the beach
8. Learn to Kite Surf
9. Wind Surf
10. Para-sailing
11. Learn to Sail
12. Bike the Pinellas Trail round-trip from Downtown St. Petersburg, FL to Tarpon Springs, FL (90 miles)
13. Tornado Chasing
14. Run a 5K
15. Swim in all five of the Great Lakes
16. Swim in the Dead Sea
17. Take ballroom dancing lessons
18. Climb a Mountain in The Andes
19. Swim with dolphins
20. Organize and Participate in a Pillow Fight Flash Mob
21. Go rock climbing
22. Sand-boarding
23. Volcano Sand-boarding in Nicaragua
24. Drive a car on a race track
25. Stop biting my nails
26. Ice Climbing
27. Ride a snowmobile
28. Sleep in the desert
29. Gamble in Vegas
30. Visit a Circus
31. Attend an NHL Stanley Cup Game
32. See a Chicago Blackhawks game
33. Go paragliding
34. Play Paintball
35. Play Airsoft
36. Ride a Segway
37. Bike from one country to another
38. Sail on a Junk Boat
39. Trek in Europe
40. Helicopter ride
41. Become scuba certified
42. Receive the advanced scuba certification
43. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
44. Firewalking
45. White water rafting
46. Learn to fly a plane
47. Go to a shooting range and learn to shoot a handgun
48. Go Zorbing in New Zealand
49. Travel to the moon with Virgin Galactic
50. Experience Zero Gravity
51. Help someone cross something off their Bucket List
52. Watch a rocket launch, live.
53. Zip-line in the Rainforest/Jungle
54. Go base jumping (Yosemite National Park)
55. Cage diving in South Africa
56. Cliff diving
57. Participate in a Surfing Camp
58. See an inactive Volcano
59. See an active Volcano
60. Participate in a Peaceful Protest
61. Ride on an Airboat in the Everglades
62. Go Ice Fishing
63. Travel by Train in the United States
64. Ride on the Orient Express
65. Participate in a Pride Parade
66. Ride on Trans-Siberian Railway (Moscow to Mongolia); Longest railway in the World
67. Walk through a Corn Maze
68. Walk through a Labyrinth: The Labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral near Paris, France
69. Trek the Camino de Santiago de Compostela from France to the coast of Spain
70. Road trip through Europe
71. Hitchhike
72. Stay in a HOSTEL in Bratislava
73. Drive on the Autobahn in Germany
74. Fly over the Nazca lines in Peru
75. Visit a mapped cave system
76. Spelunking
77. Sleep in a treehouse
78. Shower outside in a tropical destination
79. Walk through a field of Sunflowers in the Spring
80. Thai Massage in Bangkok
81. Visit a Coffeeshop in Amsterdam
82. Take a Caribbean cruise
83. Drive Route 1 in Iceland; ‘Ring Road’ around the entire country
84. Visit the most Northern Capital in the World: Reykjavik, Iceland
85. Visit the Smallest Capital in the World: Belmopan, Belize
86. Go Skydiving
87. Visit the countries of my heritage – Austria, Denmark, Ireland, Scotland, Poland, Lithuania
88. Learn conversational Spanish
89. Learn conversational French
90. Learn conversational Japanese
91. Learn to say “Hello” in 50 languages
92. Learn Cyrillic & the Arabic Alphabet
93. Choose a country and learn not only the language that is spoken there, but also study its customs, its cuisine, its art, and its history.
94. Learn about a different country each month until I have explored each one: Location, population size, flag, main language, religion, & cook a national cuisine.
95. Get traditional Indian henna on my hands or feet
96. The National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
97. Establish a scholarship for refugee to pursue their education
98. Loy Krathong, the Sky Lantern Festival in Thailand
99. Gasparilla Pirate Invasion in Tampa, FL  
100. Holi Festival in India: February/March on the Last Full Moon Day
101. Patrick’s Day in Chicago: March 17^th
102. Koninginnendag (Queen’s Day) in the Netherlands: April 29th/30th
103. Sandfest in Port Aransas, Texas
104. Running with the Bulls: San Fermin Festiva in Pamplona, Spain: July
105. FantasyFest in Key West: Last Week of October
106. Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany: Last week of September
107. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: Early October
108. Brazilian Carnival, Rio de Janeiro
109. Mardi Gras, New Orleans: February/March
110. The Day of the Dead, Mexico: November 2nd
111. Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada: August/September
112. La Tomatina, Valencia, Spain: Food fight in the town of Bunol (Last Wednesday in August)
113. Chinese New Year in China: January 21st – February 20th
114. Go to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
115. Attend an Indian Wedding in India
116. Ice Skate at the Rockefeller Center & Central Park during Christmas time
117. Visit the most Southern Point in the United States (Key West)
118. The Grand Canyon
119. The Sahara Desert
120. Scuba Dive in the Galapagos Islands
121. Marble Caves, Chile
122. Havasu Falls, Grand Canyon, Arizona
123. Lake Retba, Senegal
124. Sanibel Island, FL known for their Seashells
125. Glow-Worm Cave, New Zealand
126. White Cliffs of Dover, England
127. Zion National Park, Utah
128. Binalong Bay, Bay of Fires, Tasmania
129. Glass Beach, California
130. Bio-luminescent Bay, Puerto Rico
131. Olympus, Greece
132. Everglades National Park, Florida
133. Angel Falls (Venezuela), World’s Highest Waterfall
134. Victoria Falls (between Zambia and Zimbabwe)
135. Iguassu Falls (between Brazil and Argentina)
136. Visit the Great Barrier Reef in Australia
137. Visit the Belize Barrier Reef
138. The Northern Lights (the Aurora Borealis)
139. The Fjords of Norway
140. The Amazon Rainforest
141. The Perito Moreno Glacier: Patagonia, Argentina
142. Take pictures in the Bluebonnets in Texas
143. Travel to Antarctica
144. Travel to Greenland
145. Visit Tibet
146. Visit Nagorno-Karaba, Azerbaijan
147. Visit Kubal, Afghanistan
148. Travel to the city of Chernobyl, Ukraine
149. Visit Kosovo right after they declare their independence
150. Visit Morocco
151. Explore Tuscany
152. Visit a Ghost Town
153. Blue Lagoon, Iceland
154. Visit All 7 Continents (4/7) – Africa, Antarctica, Australia, North America, South America, Asia, Europe
155. Visit every country in the world (35/196) – Albania, The Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia I Herzegovina, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Greece, Iceland, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
156. Live in a foreign country for one month
157. Live in a foreign country for six months
158. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
159. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Mausoleum
160. Attend the Srebrenica Memorial on July 5th
161. Swim in the Indian Burial Caves, Grand Bahama
162. Visit Lester Joseph Gillis (Baby Face Nelson) Grave
163. Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
164. Pamukkale, Turkiye
165. Floating Villages in Cambodia
166. Mud Volcanoes, Azerbaijan
167. Cappadocia, Turkiye
168. Great Blue Hole, Belize
169. Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, California
170. Devils Tower, Wyoming
171. Spotted Lake, Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
172. Tulum, Mexico
173. The Maldives
174. Seychelles Islands
175. Santorini, Greece
176. Cuba
177. Ibiza
178. British Virgin Islands: The Baths
179. Visit all of the Seven New Wonders of the World
     • Christ Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
     • Great Wall of China: China
     • Machu Picchu: Peru
     • Petra: Jordan
     • Pyramid at Chichén Itzá: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
     • Roman Colosseum: Rome, Italy
     • Taj Mahal: Agra, India
180. Virgin Mary’s House, Türkiye
181. Cu Chi Tunnels, Vietnam
182. Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Poland
183. The Panama Canal
184. The Christ of the Abyss in Key Largo, FL
185. Dubrovnik, Croatia
186. The Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, Thailand
187. The Eiffel Tower  
188. The Leaning Tower of Pisa
189. Mecca
190. The Terracotta Warriors
191. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
192. Ankor Wat, Cambodia
193. The Big Ben in London, England
194. The Sydney Opera House, Australia
195. Stonehenge, United Kingdom
196. The Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
197. The Kremlin in Russia
198. Hagia Sophia, Turkey
199. The Statues of Easter Island, Chile
200. Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
201. Visit the Sistine Chapel
202. Experience a traditional Tea Ceremony in Japan
203. Watch Cormorant Fishing in the Nagar Agawa River in Gifu, Japan
204. The Outer Hebrides, Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis (Scotland)
205. Anasazi Cliff Dwellings in Arizona
206. Walk across Abby Road in London, England
207. The city of Troy in Türkiye
208. Hear the Call to Prayer in Istanbul
209. Visit Pompeii
210. The Alhambra in Spain
211. The Acropolis in Athens, Greece
212. Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia I Herzegovina
213. Kiss the Blarney Stone
214. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, Rome
215. Caracol Mayan Ruins, Belize
216. The Basilica di San Marco, Venice
217. El Prado in Madrid, Spain
218. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA
219. Visit the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
220. The British Museum in London, England
221. The Tate Gallery in London, England
222. The Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Holland
223. The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
224. The Art Institute of Chicago
225. The Smithsonian Museums in Washington, DC
226. The Louvre, Paris, France
227. See the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco
228. See Mount Rushmore
229. Visit monuments in Washington, DC
230. Visit the Sears Tower  
231. Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)
232. Glacier National Park (Montana)
233. Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes (Alaska)
234. Go to the top of the Empire State Building
235. Visit the Statue of Liberty
236. Visit the highest point in the Smoky Mountains: Clingman’s Dome
237. Visit Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
238. Visit Disney World
239. Drive from San Diego, CA to Seattle, WA
240. Visit all Fifty of the United States, Puerto Rico & the US Virgin Islands (31/52): I’ve visited Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virgina.
241. Create a Butterfly garden
242. Have a Vegetable Garden
243. Take a course in photography
244. Learn to make pottery
245. Plant a Tree
246. Build a Fort in the Living room
247. Make stained glass windows
248. Learn to make candles
249. Build a treehouse
250. Build and/or paint a birdhouse for the Yard
251. Learn Calligraphy
252. Master Scrapbooking
253. Paper Crafts (origami)
254. Paint a picture on canvas to hang in my home
255. Read every novel that has won a Pulitzer Prize in the Fiction Category
256. Watch 100+ Movies in Theaters
257. Be on the Oprah Winfrey Show
258. “The Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, The Louvre
259. “The Scream” by Edvard Munch, National Gallery, Oslo
260. See graffiti by Banksy
261. See Joan Baez perform in Sarajevo, Bosnia I Herzegovina
262. Read a book a month for a year
263. Travel Solo
264. Volunteer with the American Red Cross (ARC)
265. Respond to a Fire on the Disaster Action Team for the American Red Cross
266. Deploy to a Natural Disaster Event
267. Deploy for an international disaster response
268. Become a public speaker
269. Couchsurf
270. Host someone through Couchsurfing
271. Make loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries through Kiva
272. Spend a week at a Silent Retreat
273. Learn to forgive
274. Speak in front of an audience about my travels/experiences
275. Take a 365-Day Challenge to perform an activity every day for 365 days
276. Get my Motorcycle license
277. Get AFF Certified – 25 jumps
278. Receive an Associates degree in Business
279. Receive Undergraduate Degree
280. Receive an Undergraduate Certificate/Minor
281. Receive a Master’s Degree
282. Obtain Graduate Certificate(s)
283. Teach at a University
284. Receive my Doctorate degree 
285. Become a CNA/EMT/Paramedic
286. Speak at a Conference
287. Take the HELP Course
288. Get Certified in Public Health (CPH)
289. Have Specialization letters after my name
290. Publish 10 articles
291. Write/co-author a book 
292. Get an article published in a major journal
293. Write a book about my travels
294. Reach 25,000 hits on my blog
295. Help make a documentary film
296. Conduct Epidemiological Health Assessment & Research in a Refugee Population
297. Explore another country with my brother Michael
298. Visit Jim Morrison’s Grave at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris with Michael
299. Travel to the Greek Islands with my Mom
300. See my Great-Great Grandfathers signature in Ellis Island
301. Set up a Roth IRA by age 40
302. Make a lock with my husband’s name, my name, and out wedding date on it. Then lock it and throw the key into a river [Helen, GA]
303. Get married
304. Make a bucket list with my husband
305. Have a child
306. Buy over 25 acres of land
307. Buy a house on the water
308. Have a canvas painted that represents my love for my husband
309. Create a scrapbook/journal for my child(ren)
310. Bike ride across a country or state with my significant other
311. Kiss by the Kissing Post outside of Ellis Island in NYC
312. Watch a meteor shower with my family
313. Pretend to film a cooking show in our own kitchen together
314. Bury a time capsule for someone to find in the future
315. Take a cooking class with my husband
316. Go on a hot balloon ride
317. Traveling the Silk Road through Central Asia
318. Walk across Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni
319. Drive Cross-Country on a road trip
320. Swimming between tectonic plates in Iceland’s Silfra fissure
321. Running with the Bulls
322. Mush a Dog Sled
323. Watch turtles hatch and run toward the ocean
324. Go whale-watching
325. Scuba dive with a Whale Shark
326. Pet a Spider Monkey
327. Go on Safari in Africa
328. Go Scalloping
329. Spearfishing
330. Learn to Milk a Cow
331. Watch a cow give birth
332. Ride a Camel in the Sahara Desert.
333. Track Gorillas in Uganda
334. Swimming with the manatees
335. Conduct Manatee Health Assessments with National Geographic & USGS
336. Meet the President
337. Meet the Dalai Lama
338. Meet the Pope
339. Bushman from Papua New Guinea
340. Māori
341. See a Geisha in Kyoto, Japan
342. Pauly Shore
343. Gogol Bordello
344. Svetlana Broz (Tito’s Grand-daughter)
345. A Broadway Play/Musical
346. See a Ballet
347. The World Cup
348. Attend an Olympic Event
349. The Kentucky Derby
350. Attend an Opera
351. Watch the Tango in Argentina
352. Attend the Cannes Film Festival & the Sundance Film Festival (Utah: End of January)
353. A Cirque du Soleil Show
354. Performance of the Water Puppet Theatre; Thang Long: Hanoi, Vietnam
355. Whirling Dervishes: Türkiye
356. Aspara dance; Khmer Classical Dance: Cambodia  
357. View a Solar Eclipse (August 21, 2017)
358. See a Lunar Eclipse
359. Make a traditional Romanian Dish
360. Make home-made Perogies like my Grandmother
361. Make Homemade Ice Cream
362. Taste Wine in the Napa Valley
363. Stomp Grapes for Wine
364. Pick my own blueberries
365. Smoke a Cuban Cigar
366. Try Frog Legs: Cambodia
367. Have a beer at Delirium Cafe (Guinness Book of World Records for Most Varieties of Beer on Tap; over 3000 types)
368. Eat Lemon Ants: Cambodia
369. Eat Escargot (Snails)
370. Sample Crab Cakes in Baltimore, MD
371. Try Icelandic Hákarl (Rotten Shark)
372. Try Cuy (Guinea Pig): Peru
373. Eat Alpaca: Peru
374. Go to a Beer Hall in Munich
375. Take a polar plunge in Antarctica
376. Eat Baklava in Greece
377. Eat real Peruvian Ceviche
378. Eat Cactus Salad
379. Eat Chicken n’ Waffles in L.A.
380. Enjoy Crawfish Etouffee in the French Quarter: New Orleans
381. Have Beignets at Cafe du Monde: New Orleans
382. Try Ostrich Eggs
383. Eat Termites: Belize

384. Eat Belgium Chocolate in Belgium