The “Worldlist” is something I have been developing since I was in high school.  Simply put, it is a list of the places, events or sites in the world that I want to see before I die.   

Everyone has a Worldlist even if they haven’t taken the time to write it out.  It includes the places we have seen on the Discovery Channel, the event we saw in a documentary, the beautiful scenery from a National Geographic magazine.  I don’t remember when I started my list exactly but my list has been organic.   

As I heard another traveler’s story or as I heard about another festival or sporting event, I added it to the list.  Though I have been to over 25 countries the list never became smaller: it just grew and the more I traveled the quicker the entries were added.   

A portion of my Worldlist, with items I have been able to “cross off”, is below…what’s on your Worldlist?

Natural Wonders
Amazon River
Antarctica
Serengeti
Nile River
Great Barrier Reef
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Everest- Base Camp
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Victoria Falls 
Patagonia
Niagara Falls
Iguazu Falls
Yellowstone
Redwoods Forest
Grand Canyon

Sites of the World
Taj Mahal
Great Wall of China
Angkor Wat
Machu Picchu
Pyramids
Tikal
Parthenon and Acropolis
Pantheon (Rome)
Hagia Sophia (Turkey)
Sagrada Familia
Mosque of Djenne (Mali)
Basilica of St. Peter
Forbidden City
Stonehenge
Petra (Jordan)
Coliseum
Library at Ephesus
Theater of Epidaurus
Sydney Opera House
Louvre Museum
Guggenheim Museum (Spain)
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Eiffel Tower
Temples of Ramses and Nefertiti
Mt. Rushmore 

Festivals
Junkanoo
Carnivale
Summer Solstice
Bastille Day
San Fermin (Running with the Bulls)
Full Moon Party
Chinese New Year
Oktoberfest
Pushkar Camel Festival
La Tomatina
Diwali

World Sporting Events (Non US based)
Summer Olympics
Winter Olympics
World Cup Football (Soccer)
Euro Cup Football
Copa Cup Football
Monaco Grand Prix
Tour de France
Calgary Stampede
America’s Cup (Sailing)
World Cup Rugby
World Cup Cricket