Over the past 10 years, I've developed over 1000 bucket list ideas, including travel experiences, learning new skills, and making authentic connections. I hope it can inspire you to create your own bucket list and start taking action to cross off some of the things on your bucket list.
Travel Bucket List Ideas
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Live in a foreign country
Go backpacking
Go on a van trip
Live in the countryside
Stay at a hostel
Swim in the Atlantic and Pacific in one day
Stay in a treehouse hotel
Rent a villa
Ride in a submarine
Ride in a helicopter
Take a seaplane
Stay at a five star resort
Cross an international border by foot
Stay in a yurt
Travel by yourself
Do a working holiday
Stay in an ice hotel
Stay in a glass igloo
Stay at a convent hotel
Charter a yacht
Book an around the world ticket
Go on a cruise
Stay in a monastery
Go on an 18-35 trip
Stay in a castle
Stay in a penthouse
Ride a bullet train
Fly first class
Be a frequent flyer
Stay in a lighthouse
Stay at an inn
Ride in a steam train
Visit 50 foreign countries
Stay in a palace
Visit an airport lounge
Stay in a tiny house
Stay on a private island
Do a homestay
Drive on the Pan American highway
Visit the World's largest something
Get picked up from the airport by someone with a sign
Throw a dart at a map and travel wherever it lands
Attend a wedding in a different country
Sleep in an igloo
Go on a road trip with your best friend
Swim in all of the great lakes
Lake Ontario
Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Stay in a chalet
Be a snowbird
Go away for your birthday weekend
Take a National Geographic Expedition
Do a packup & go trip
Stay at a b&b
Go on a ski vacation
Take a picture with a road sign
Go RVing
Cross the Atlantic by boat
Visit the seven continents
North America
South America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Antarctica
Visit a pink sand beach
Go island hopping
Eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner in different countries
Explore a ghost town
Go on a road trip with no planned destination
Ride a sleeper train
Go to an airport and buy tickets for a random flight
Be in two place at once
Stay in an overwater bungalow
Go on a pilgrimmage
Spend Christmas on the beach
Live on a boat
Get lost in a country where you don’t speak the language
Do a house swap
Swim in every ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Take the Orient Express
Ride a vespa in Europe
Visit a European Christmas market
Spend Christmas in Europe
Go on a European roadtrip
Attend a church service at a European church
Attend a ball in Europe
Rent a houseboat
Canada Bucket List
Drive across Canada
Visit every Canadian province and territory
British Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Newfoundland & Labrador
Nunavut
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Visit the Okanagan Valley
Drink caribou in Québec
Attend a pow wow
Visit Québec City in the Winter
Try Tourtière in Québec
Take VIA Rail
Celebrate Saint Jean Baptiste Day in Québec
Visit Île d'Orléans
Visit canola fields in Saskatchewan
Try poutine in Québec
Hike the Trans Canada Trail
Visit the Eastern Townships, Québec
Take the Rocky Mountaineer Train
Try Saskatoon berries in Saskatchewan
Attend Carnival in Québec
Attend the Calgary Stampede
Visit Route des Saveurs
Participate in a smudging ceremony
Take part in an ice wine harvest
Drive Ice Fields Parkway
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United States Bucket List
Win Blackjack in Vegas
Visit Griffith Park
Try Key Lime Pie in Florida
Visit a redwood forest
Try peaches in Georgia
Visit a Bluebonnet field in Texas
Visit the World's Biggest Library
Try a Runza in Nebraska
Visit a honky tonk in the South
Try crab in Chesapeake Bay
Visit Oregon wine country
Hike the Appalachian trail
Visit the Catskills
Visit the Finger Lakes
Visit the Poconos
Visit a bayou in the south
Drive on the Pacific Coast Highway
Hike Lake Havasu
Visit Concord, Massachusetts
Take a steamboat tour of the Mississippi
Try Pecan Pie in the South
Take the Staten Island Ferry
Try a Po' Boy in Louisiana
Visit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Visit Mall of America
See the Fall foliage in New England
Try a Tomato Pie in Philadelphia
Go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras
Drink bourbon in the South
Visit the Hamptons
Try Derby Pie in Kentucky
Try Shrimp and Grits in the South
Try Cider Donuts in the Northeast
Attend a salmon bake in Alaska
Attend SXSW
Visit the Adirondacks
Drink Sweet Tea in the South
Visit Salem, Massachuetts
Spend St. Patrick's Day in Chicago
Try biscuits and gravy in the South
Stay on the Las Vegas Strip
Try Deep Dish Pizza in Chicago
Visit Martha's Vineyard
Try Jambalaya in Louisiana
Try Poke in Hawaii
Try Beignets in Louisiana
Try New York Pizza
Visit Dollywood
Visit every American state
Be in Times Square for New Years Eve
Visit Yosemite National Park
Attend Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Visit Alcatraz
Visit Mesa Verde National Park
Visit Antelope Canyon
Visit a jazz bar in New Orleans
Drive on Route 66
Try Clam Chowder in New England
See a show in Vegas
See the Rockettes
Visit an American plantation
Try crab in Alaska
Attend a low country boil
Try Philly Cheesesteak in Philadelphia
Ride a cable car in San Francisco
Visit the Grand Canyon
Attend a concert at Carnegie Hall
Ride an outrigger canoe in Hawaii
Go to the top of the Empire State Building
Ride the Ferris Wheel in Times Square
Visit Catalina Island
Walk the Brooklyn Bridge
Visit New York in every season
Be in America for July 4th
Visit Napa Valley wine region
Try Gumbo in Louisiana
Visit Yellowstone National Park
Stay at a dude ranch
See poppy fields in California
Try barbecue in the United States
Drink a Sazerac in New Orleans
Try grape pie in upstate New York
Stay in a Brownstone in New York City
Visit Palm Springs, California
Visit Lake Tahoe, California
Attend a state fair
Attend a Blessing of the Hounds
Visit Sleepy Hollow
See hydrangeas in New England
Visit Smoky Mountains National Park
Visit Carlsbad Flower Fields
See Manhattenhenge
Be in New Orleans for Halloween
Cross the Golden Gate Bridge by Foot
Visit a soda bar in Utah
Try white BBQ sauce in Alabama
Try tepary beans in Arizona
Try a Delta Tamale on the Mississippi
Try Cioppino in San Francisco
Try white clam pizza in Connecticut
Try Kalua pork in Hawaii
Try finger steaks in Idaho
Try Bierock in Kansas
Try Burgoo in Kentucky
Try Detroit Pizza in Detroit
Ireland Bucket List
Be in Ireland for St. Patrick's Day
Kiss the Blarney Stone
Visit a public house in Ireland
Drink at the Guinness Brewery
Try colcannon in Ireland
Visit the Giant's Causeway
Attend Bloomsbury Festival in Ireland
Attend Samhain in Ireland
Try a spice bag in Ireland
Go to Imbolc in Ireland
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Greece Bucket List
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Visit the Greek Islands
Stay at a cavehouse in Santorini
Drink Ouzo in Greece
Try Tzatziki in Greece
Try Spanakopita in Greece
Celebrate Orthodox Easter in Greece
Try Domatokeftedes in Santorini
Try souvlaki in Greece
Try Gyros in Greece
Try Saganaki in Greece
Eat at a taverna in Greece
Drink frappe in Greece
Try baklava in Greece
Attend a panigiri in Greece
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Belgium Bucket List
Eat Belgian chocolate in Belgium
Eat waffles in Belgium
Eat Moules Frites in Belgium
Eat Boulets in Belgium
Visit Flanders Fields in Belgium
Visit a trappist brewery in Belgium
Eat Waterzooi in Belgium
Visit a Belgian estaminet
Try carbonnade in Belgium
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France Bucket List
Eat at a sidewalk cafe in Paris
Visit Bordeaux
Visit the Dordogne
Drink Champagne in Champagne
Visit the catacombs in Paris
Eat escargot in France
Visit Colmar, France
Visit Mount Saint Michel
Visit Giverny, France
Attend the Cannes Film Festival
Bike through the South of France
Visit Paris in every season
Have a picnic on the Champ de Mars
Visit the Palace of Versailles
Try chouchen in Brittany
Be in France for Beaujolais Day
Take a bateau mouche in Paris
See a cabaret in Paris
Visit lavender fields in the South of France
Visit Corsica
Visit Biarritz
Go kayaking in the Verdon Gorge
Visit Van Gogh's trail in Arles
Try pastis in Marseille
Visit La Dune du Pilat
Visit Lascaux Caves
Visit the Camargue
Take a barge on the Canal du Midi
Visit Carcassonne
Try dijon in Dijon
Visit a bouchon in Lyon
Go chateau hopping in the Loire
Go on a cheese tasting in Normandy
Visit the D Day beaches
Visit Annecy
Try cuisses de grenouilles in France
Try cassoulet in France
Try cider in Brittany
Try crepes in France
Try cognac in Cognac
Try cassis in Cassis
Try an éclade de moules
Try macarons in France
Be in France for Bastille Day
Swim in the Calanques in Marseille
Attend the Bal de Pompiers
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Portugal Bucket List
Drink Port in Portugal
Drink Vinho Verde in Portugal
Try Pastel de Nata in Portugal
Visit Sintra, Portugal
Drink Ginjinha in Lisbon
Try a Francesinha sandwich in Porto
Go on a ride on a carreiros do monte in Madeira
Try geothermal cuisine in the Azores
Go on a levada walk in Madeira
Swim in a lava pool in Madeira
Try espada in Madeira
Try Lapas Grelhadas in Madeira
Try pesticos in Portugal
Tour port cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia
Visit the Duoro Valley
Try a poncha in Madeira
Try Cataplana in the Algarve
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Mediterannean Bucket List
Try Halloumi in Cyprus
Try a Pastizz in Malta
Try a ftira in Malta
Try Zebbug Mimli in Malta
Try Gbejniet in Malta
Try koupes in Cyprus
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Italy Bucket List
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Ride a gondola in Venice
Throw a coin in the Trevi Fountain
Visit Sicily
Visit Cinque Terre
Try pasta in Italy
Stay at a Sicilian Palazzo
Visit a Sagra in Italy
Visit the Dolomites
Try Granita in Sicily
Visit the Amalfi Coast
Try Arancini in Sicily
Stay in a Trulli hotel in Puglia
Stay at a farmhouse in Tuscany
Drink Limoncello in Italy
Attend Venice Biennale
Drink Aperol Spritz in Italy
Be in Italy for Epiphany
Try Tiramisu in Italy
Hear an orchestra play in St. Mark's Square
Try gelato in Italy
Visit the Colosseum
Drink Grappa in Italy
Drink a Bellini at Harry's Bar
Try a Cicchetti in Venice
Try Aperitivo in Milan
Attend Carnival in Venice
Go on a passeggiata in Italy
Try a cannoli in Italy
Visit Pompeii
Drink Chianti in Chianti
Drink Prosecco in Italy
Try pesto in Liguria
Visit Lake Como
Try pizza in Italy
Visit Capri
Drink Genepi in the Italian Alps
Drink Bicerin in Turin
Volunteer with the Juliet Club
Buy murano in Murano
Try bolognese sauce in Bologna
Stay in a Masseria in Itlay
Try risotto alla milanese in Milan
Attend Stella Maris Festival in Camogli
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Germany Bucket List
Visit a beer garden in Germany
Try Currywurst in Berlin
Visit Baden Baden
Try Stollen in Germany
Party in Berlin
Drink Kolsch in Cologne
Go on a cologne tour in Cologne
Visit the Berlin Wall
Visit the Neuschwanstein Castle
Drink beer at Oktoberfest in Munich
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Nordic Bucket List
Celebrate Midsummer in Scandinavia
Try meatballs in Sweden
Try a Smorgasbord in Sweden
Try lingonberries in Sweden
Visit a sauna in Finland
Have a Fika in Sweden
Get a Swedish massage in Sweden
Drink aquavit in Scandinavia
Try Smorrebrod in Scandinavia
Try kaffeost in Finland
Try Lohikeitto in Finland
Try kanelbullar in Sweden
Attend a crayfish party in Sweden
Experience hygge in Denmark
Try terva in Finland
Switzerland Bucket List
Ski the Swiss Alps
Try Fondue in Switzerland
Hear yodelling in Switzerland
Try Rosti in Switzerland
Buy a watch in Switzerland
Take the Glacier Express
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Austria Bucket List
Try schnitzel in Austria
Try strudel in Austria
Drink wine at a heuriger in Vienna
Go to a ball in Vienna
Go to an Easter market in Vienna
Try sachertorte in Vienna
Visit a cafe in Vienna
Visit Hallstatt, Austria
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Iceland Bucket List
Visit a geothermal spring in Iceland
Drive on ring road in Iceland
Try a hot dog in Iceland
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United Kingdom Bucket List
England Bucket List
Go pub hopping in London
Visit the Cotswolds
Visit the Lake District
Attend Royal Ascot
Go punting in England
Try a ploughman's lunch in England
Visit a moor in England
Go on a pub walk in England
Try a mince pie in England
Hike Hadrian's Wall
Try an English Breakfast in England
Try treacle tart in England
Attend an investiture ceremony
Attend a car boot sale in England
Stay in a thatched cottage in England
Attend the Chelsea Flower Show
Attend a garden party at Buckingham Palace
Visit Stonehenge
Drink scrumpy in England
Try fish & chips in England
Stay in a mews house in London
Visit the Jurassic Coast
Visit London in every season
Try a Sunday Roast in England
Be in the England for Guy Fawkes Day
Try Yorkshire Pudding in England
Attend a football match in England
Take a boat ride on the Thames
Do the capital ring walk around London
Visit a vineyard in England
Attend a harvest festival in England
Rent a narrowboat in England
See a concert at Royal Albert Hall
See the Proms in London
Attend Bonfire Night in Lewes
Rent a beach hut in England
See Morris dancing in England
Take the Cornish Riviera Express
Try a bakewell tart in the UK
Attend Flora Day in Cornwall
Attent the Royal Caledonian Ball
Attend Glyndebourne
Scotland Bucket List
Visit Loch Ness
Eat Haggis in Scotland
Play golf in Scotland
Attend the Highland Games
Take the Jacobite Steam Train
Attend Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Celebrate Hogmanay in Scotland
Visit a public house in Scotland
Be in Scotland for St. Andrew’s Day
Attend Beltane Festival in Edinburgh
Drink Scotch in Scotland
Visit the Scottish Highlands
Eat shortbread in Scotland
Attend a common riding in Scotland
Take the Caledonian Sleeper
See wool waulking in Scotland
Try neeps and tatties in Scotland
Wales Bucket List
1. Try Welsh cakes in Wales
2. Try Welsh Rarebit in Wales
British Overseas Territories
1. Visit Gibraltar
Central & Eastern Europe Bucket List
Try Goulash in Hungary
Visit the baths in Hungary
Try Beigli in Hungary
Visit Lake Bled, Slovenia
Take a pletna boat in Slovenia
Visit the Dalmatian Coast
Visit Plitvice Lake in Croatia
Drink Zinfandel in Croatia
Drink pilsner in the Czech Republic
Try cevapi in Central Europe
Visit the Tokaj wine region in Hungary
Try langos in Hungary
Go bog walking in Estonia
Try Borscht in Eastern Europe
Visit Transylvania
Visit Auschwitz
Try pierogis in Poland
Visit a milk bar in Poland
Try chicken Kiev in Ukraine
Visit the tunnel of love in Ukraine
Take the Trans Siberian Railway
Drink vodka in Eastern Europe
Eat a bliny in Russia
Visit Rose Valley in Bulgaria
Visit a vodka distillery in Eastern Europe
Be in Central Europe for Smigus Dyngus
Try Oscypek in Poland
Try Lake Bled cream cake
Try balsam in Latvia
Try zapiekanka in Poland
Try pelmeni in Russia
South America Bucket List
Stand on the equator
Visit the Galapagos Islands
Eat Churassco in Brazil
Visit Machu Picchu
Visit Mendoza, Argentina
Drink Cachaca in Brazil
Visit a ranch in Argentina
Try Choripan in Argenina
Try a Chivito in Uruguay
Drink Chicha Morada in Peru
Visit Colchagua wine region
Try ceviche in Peru
Try a Brigadeiro in Brazil
Try Chimichurri in Argentina
Try steak in Argentina
Drink Mate tea in South America
Drink Coca tea in South America
Try Feijoada in Brazil
Try Arepas in Venezuela
Try pisco in Peru
Visit Patagonia
Be in Rio de Janeiro for Carnival
Visit Salar de Uyuni
Visit the Amazon Rainforest
Drink a Caipirinha in Brazil
Learn to tango in Argentina
Listen to Bossa Nova music in Brazil
Try alfajores in South America
Try Pao de Queijo in Brazil
See samba in Brazil
Stay at a hacienda in South America
Try açai in Brazil
Visit Lake Titicaca
Dine at a puerta cerrada in Argentina
Try a fernet and coke in Argentina
Visit the Atacama desert
Try salteñas in Bolivia
Try cocada in Brazil
Caribbean Bucket List Ideas
1. Swim with pigs in the Bahamas
2. Visit a rum distillery in the Caribbean
3. Drink Rum Punch in the West Indies
4. Stay at Atlantis
5. Drink rum in the Caribbean
6. Drink Morir Sonado in the Dominican Republic
7. Drink bush tea in Jamaica
8. Have a bush bath in Jamaica
9. Eat jerk chicken in Jamaica
10. Try a Jamaican patty in Jamaica
11. Drink mamajuana in the Dominican Republic
12. Drink a Mojito in Cuba
13. See Merengue in the Dominican Republic
14. See Bachata in the Dominican Republic
15. Visit Saint Barth's
16. Stay in a casa particular in Cuba
17. Drink a Dark and Stormy in Bermuda
18. Try La Bandera Dominicana in the Dominican Republic
19. Try Chimi in the Dominican Republic
20. Attend a Goombay in the Bahamas
21. Try conch in the Bahamas
22. Listen to Reggae in Jamaica
23. Try Mofongo in Puerto Rico
24. Try Yaniqueques in the Dominican Republic
25. Try Ital food in Jamaica
26. Cruise Havana in a classic car
27. See salsa in Cuba
Central America Bucket List
1. Eat at a soda in Costa Rica
2.Try a pupusa in Central America
3. Visit Lake Atitlan in Guatemala
4. Take a chicken bus in Central America
5. Try rellenitos in Guatemala
6. Go cave tubing in Belize
7. Try a boil up in Belize
8. Go through the Panama Canal
9. Take a nighttime jungle tour
10.Try a balaeda in Honduras
Mexico Bucket List
1. Visit Mayan ruins in Mexico
2. Try churros in Mexico
3. Visit a Tequila distillery in Mexico
4. Drink tequila in Mexico
5. Be in Mexico for Dia de los Muertos
6. Eat tacos in Mexico
7. Dine at a cantina in Mexico
8. Try paletas in Mexico
Oceania Bucket List
1. Visit the South Australia wine region
2. Drive down Great Ocean Road in Australia
3. Try Vegemite in Australia
4. Attend an Australian barbecue
5. Try Pavlova in Australia
6. Try Anzac biscuits in Australia
7. Visit the glow worm caves in New Zealand
8. Visit the Hobbit Houses in New Zealand
9. Visit Champagne Lake in New Zealand
10. Try a kiwi in New Zealand
11. Visit the Marlborough Wine Region in New Zealand
12. Visit a kava bar in Polynesia
13. See the Haka in New Zealand
14. Drink a flat white in Australia
15. Try Lamington cake in Australia
Southeast Asia Bucket List Ideas
Attend a full moon party in Thailand
Visit Bali
Attend a lantern festival in Thailand
Try Pad Thai in Thailand
Eat Bahn Mi in Vietnam
Try Massaman curry in Thailand
Get a Thai massage in Thailand
Make a batik in Bali
Try Nasi Goreng in Indonesia
Try Satay in Indonesia
Be in Thailand for Songkran
Visit a floating village
Visit Ha Long Bay in Vietnam
Take a flower bath in Bali
Try Pho in Vietnam
Take a bumboat in Singapore
Try adobo in the Philippines
Try durian in Southeast Asia
Visit a rice terraces Southeast Asia
Ride in a basket boat in Vietnam
Drink egg coffee in Vietnam
Try tempeh in Indonesia
Try Kare Kare in the Philippines
Try ube in the Philippines
Try a weng weng cocktail in the Philippines
Visit a kopi house in Singapore
Go to a Hawker Market in Singapore
Drink a Singapore Sling in Singapore
Try Arak in Bali
Central Asia Bucket List
Visit the Silk Road
Try black tea in Georgia
Try Khachapuri in Georgia
Try plov in Uzbekistan
Try shivit oshi in Uzbekistan
See the tile work of Uzbekistan
Try samsa in Turkmenistan
China Bucket List
Visit the Great Wall of China
Celebrate Chinese New Year in China
Try Dim Sum in China
Go for afternoon tea in Hong Kong
Visit the Forbidden City
Try Peking duck in in China
Take a junk boat in China
Play mahjong in Hong Kong
Attend Harbin Ice Sculpture Festival
Be in China for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Korea Bucket List
Try Korean barbecue in Korea
Try Kimchi in Korea
Visit the Korean DMZ
Drink Soju in Korea
Get a facial in Korea
Attend a K pop concert in Korea
Try Bibimbap in Korea
Visit a jimjilbang in Korea
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Mongolia Bucket List
Stay in a yurt in Mongolia
Visit the Gobi desert
Japan Bucket List
Eat sushi in Japan
Visit an onsen in Japan
Attend a Japanese Tea Ceremony
Spend a night at a Japanese temple
Try Mochi in Japan
Try Kaiseki in Japan
Eat at a themed restaurant in Tokyo
See glow plants in Japan
Drink sake in Japan
Eat at an izakaya in Japan
Walk through a Wisteria tunnel in Japan
Visit Japan in cherry blossom season
Stay at a ryokan in Japan
See a bamboo forest in Japan
Try Kobe beef in Japan
Take an Ikebana class in Japan
Try Ramen in Japan
Go forest bathing in Japan
Stay in a gassho house in Japan
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South Asia Bucket List
Do yoga in India
Be in India for Diwali
Be in India for Holi
Drink Chai in India
Visit the Ganges
Visit an ashram in India
Visit the Taj Mahal
Try momo in Nepal
Take a Dhoni boat ride in the Maldives
Africa Bucket List
Go on an African safari
Visit the pyramids of Egypt
Visit the Sahara desert
Visit the Western Cape Wine Region
Try Couscous in Morocco
Drink mint tea in Morocco
Visit Chefchaouen, Morocco
Try bunny chow in South Africa
Visit a hammam in Morocco
Visit Table Mountain
Try Tajine in Morocco
Visit Majorelle Gardens in Morocco
Visit a kasbah
Visit the Nile River
Take a felucca in Egypt
Visit a Massai tribe
Visit a vanilla farm in Madagascar
Try pinotage wine in South Africa
Attend a braai in South Africa
Try harissa in Tunisia
Have a sundowner in Africa
Go on a dhow safari
Try injera in Ethiopia
Try mhadjeb in Algeria
Eat jollof rice in West Afric
Middle East Bucket List
Ride a camel in the desert
Float in the Dead Sea
Put a note in the Western Wall in Jerusalem
Visit Petra, Jordan
Go on a desert jeep safari
Visit a bazaar
Stay in a kibbutz in Israel
Visit Masada
Have Shabbat dinner in Israel
Celebrate Nowruz in Iran
Visit the Old City of Jerusalem
Visit the Old City of Akko
Try falafel in the Middle East
Try shawarma in the Middle East
Stay in a bedouin tent
Ride an abra in the UAE
Turkey Bucket List
Visit a Turkish bathhouse
Visit Cappadocia
Sail on a Turkish gulet
Try Turkish ice cream in Turkey
Try Turkish delight in Turkey
Drink coffee in Turkey
Try meze in Turkey
Drink Raki in Turkey
Try borek in Turkey
See tulips in Turkey
Visit a lokanta in Turkey
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Outdoor Adventure Bucket List Ideas
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Sleep under the stars
Visit an active volcano
See a gorilla in the wild
Go fly fishing
Watch the sunrise
Stay in a suspended tree tent
Start a fire without matches
Go ice climbing
Go power snorkelling
Visit a desert oasis
Go snorkelling
See a super bloom
Take a falconry class
Go ice biking
Go on a multi-day hiking trip
Find buried treasure
Go cliff camping
Dance in the rain
Visit a natural hot springs
Take a horseback riding class
Go canopy cycling
Ride in a snow coach
Go clearyaking in crystal blue water
Ride on a catamaran
Go on a zodiac tour
Visit a skating trail
Own a boat
Do a polar bear plunge
Try Via Ferrata
Solo Bucket List Ideas
Go to the movies by yourself
Eat alone at a restaurant
Go to a museum or art gallery by yourself
Buy yourself a birthday gift
Go to a concert by yourself
Go on a day trip by yourself
Go on a me moon
Go on a picnic by yourself
Food & Bucket List Ideas
Do a tea tasting
Order room service
Drink moonshine
Do a wine tasting
Take a cheese class
Visit a cacao farm
Become a regular somewhere
Visit a coffee plantation
Visit a sugar plantation
Have a floating breakfast
Shuck an oyster
Take a cake decorating class
Attend a gospel brunch
Try Ethiopian food
Eat dinner in the sky
Have an olive oil tasting
Make your own puff pastry
Dine at a three-star Michelin restaurant
Have afternoon tea on a double-decker bus
Host an afternoon tea
Visit a tiki bar
Dine in an igloo
Take a wine class
Take a beer class
Get WSET certified
Be a member of a winery
Visit a salt marsh
Pickle something
Join a wine club
Make your own kombucha
Make a tiered cake
Eat Christmas pudding on Christmas
Take honey from a beehive
Do a coffee tasting
Roast chestnuts on an open fire
Bake cookies in your car
Try going vegan
Take a cooking class in another country
Stomp grapes
Create my own cocktail
Host a Sunday roast
Drink at a distillery
Learn to make a dish and become known for it
Attend a winemaker's dinner
Eat breakfast at midnight
Learn to cook
Learn to bartend
Cater a party
Forage for mushrooms
Harvest your own nuts
Learn to barbecue
Have a secret family recipe
Visit a revolving restaurant
Pick your own citrus
Friendship & Connection Bucket List Ideas
Have a pen pal
Send a message in a bottle
Find your lookalike
Be a bridesmaid
Have a secret handshake
Attend a high school reunion
Join a sorority
Pick someone up from the airport with a sign
Be part of a secret society
Meet a hero
Meet a celebrity
Create a mixtape for someone
Pull an April fool’s day prank on someone
Attend a political convention
Have a friendship bracelet
Leave an anonymous note in a library book
Meet the prime minister
Send out Valentine’s Day cards
Have a meaningful conversation with a stranger
Make a speech at a friend’s wedding
Send a fan letter
Host a foreign exchange student
Wellness Bucket List Ideas
Try acupuncture
Try hypnotism
Keep a journal
Visit a salt cave
Have a life coach
Have a bullet journal
Have an appointment with a nutritionist
Try sound bathing
Visit a nordic spa
Walk on hot coals
Go on a meditation retreat
Try reiki
Try reflexology
Spend the day at the spa with your girlfriends
Try cupping
Try a floatation tank
Have an appointment with a naturopath
Have a physiotherapist
Visit a halotherapy
Visit an oxygen bar
Survive a cold sauna
Take a 30-day day water challenge
Get a massage by the beach
See a chiropractor
Go on a wellness retreat
Have a moon bath
Philanthropy Bucket List Ideas
Donate blood
Adopt an animal from a shelter
Volunteer at an archaeological dig
Leave a 100% tip
Be a big sister
Host a charity fundraiser
Join an organ donor registry
Pay for the person behind me in the drive through
Pay for someone’s expired parking meter
Foster an animal from a shelter
Start a charity
Host an open garden fundraiser
Be a search angel
Take a vow of silence for a day
Help build a school
Investment Bucket List Ideas
Flip a house
Own an income property
Own property in a foreign country
Have a financial advisor
Own shares in a company
Make a Kiva loan
Skills Bucket List Ideas
Learn to code
Make a Guinness World Record
Learn to shuffle cards
Design a website
Learn how to drive on the highway
Do your own taxes
Make a house of cards
Learn how to change a flat tire
Take a knife skills class
Drive on the other side of the road
Teach someone how to ride a bike
Learn to drive a stick
Skip stones
Hobby Bucket List Ideas
Start a collection
Take a cooking class
Take a life drawing class
Build a treehouse
Write a song
Make stained glass
Try rug hooking
Participate in NaNoWriMo
Do a paint nite
Make a DIY wreath
Learn to cross stitch
Make a scrapbook
Grow a rose garden
Learn to play guitar
Do a paint by numbers
Grow a watermelon
Grow a pumpkin
Grow a peach tree
Make a candle
Learn to knit in a round
Paint outdoors
Spin your own yarn
Make a terrarium
Learn printmaking
Fly a plane
Join a knitting group
Learn Feng shui
Create your own stationery
Sell your crafts
Learn quilting
Plant at a community garden
Blow glass
Solve a Rubik’s cube
Learn to perfect 100 songs on the piano
Grow your own food
Take a jewelry making class
Learn calligraphy
Paint someone’s portrait
Take a photography class
Learn to dance
Make a documentary
Restore an object you love
Read every book by one author
Sew something you can wear
Learn to embroider
Make a font
Take a flower arranging class
Go on a photography walk
Plant a tree and watch it grow
Take a painting class
Learn how to use a sewing machine
Take a garden design class
Take a topiary class
Go on a writers retreat
Perform in community theatre
Learn needlepoint
Family Bucket List Ideas
Make a family tree
Send out Christmas cards
Become a member of the Fille du Roi society
Request your grandfather’s military records
Start a family tradition
See your great grandparents' immigration signatures
Have a coat of arms
Have an appointment with a genealogist
Do an ancestry DNA test
Cook your parents a three course meal
Send your parents on vacation
Become a mother
Visit the birthplace of your ancestors
Couples Bucket List Ideas
Kiss someone under mistletoe
Be on a kiss cam
Have a New Years' kiss
Write a letter to Juliet
Go on a zoo date
Go on an amusement park date
Go on an apple picking date
Go on a carnival date
Have a Valentine on Valentine’s Day
Do a couples photoshoot in a foreign country
Go on a honeymoon
Have a romantic balcony dinner
Go on a mini-golf date
Make breakfast in bed for someone
Have your dream wedding
Have a love padlock
Have a couples of Halloween costume
Watch the sunset with someone you love
Have a candlelit dinner on the beach with someone you love
Fashion & Beauty Bucket List Ideas
Have a personal stylist
Get a fish pedicure
Go blonde
Get a hydrafacial
Get a spray tan
Get a vampire facial
Get an LED facial
Get a henna tattoo
Have a dermatologist
Try microneedling
Try microdermabrasion
Get a seaweed wrap
Get your colour analysis
Get a lash lift
Shop at a sample sale
Get a chemical peel
Own something bespoke
Take a perfume class
Take a fashion class
Wear a fascinator to an event
Try brow threading
Go Black Friday shopping
Make my own perfume
Rent a designer dress
Try dermaplaning
Take a makeup class
Get eyelash extensions
Get a laser facial
Get a lymphatic drainage massage
Get your brows laminated
Have an image consultant
Try a buccal facial massage
Get a scalp facial
Home Bucket List
Buy a house and turn it into a home
Live in a room with a view
Have a wood-burning fireplace
Have a Japanese cherry blossom tree
Live within walking distance from the ocean
Live on a vineyard
Own a piece of artwork
Own a citrus tree
Live in paradise
Have an interior designer
Have your home featured in an interior design magazine
Have an orangery
Have a pomegranate tree
Commission a piece of art
Ship something back from a market abroad
Academics Bucket List
Attend a university class that you aren’t enrolled in
Be a professor
Get a university degree
Take an event planning class
Take an archaeology class
Take a documentary filmmaking class
Take a memoir writing class
Take an anthropology class
Take a creative writing course
Take a philosophy class
Take a computer science class
Take a security intelligence course
Receive an honorary degree
Take a public relations class
Take an interior design class
Publish an article in an academic journal
Take a linguistics class
Take a criminology class
Get a Master's degree
Get a PhD
Take a culinary history class
Take an etiquette class
Take an investigative journalism class
Take a diplomacy class
Professional Bucket List
Be on the news
Be an extra on a TV show or movie
Be on reality TV
Be an angel investor
Join a mastermind group
Have passive income
Make money blogging
Run for office
Sell your crafts
Work at a startup
Be an expert in something
Have your own office
Be your own boss
Have a personal assistant
Get a promotion
Be a producer
Work in the tourism industry
Work in the food/beverage industry
Work in the beauty/fashion industry
Work in the entertainment industry
Work for a non-profit
Be in a music video
Participate in a hackathon
Judge a competition
Speak on a panel
Ask for a raise
Speak at a conference
Be on a talk show
Start a hashtag
Win an award
Have a podcast
Be a mystery shopper
Have a viral video
Have your picture in the newspaper
Be a boss
Have an article published in a newspaper
Go on a press trip
Interview someone for a job
Be on the cover of a magazine
Get a bonus
Have a TED talk
Publish a book
Attend a focus group
Be on a radio show
Go on a business trip
Start a blog
Be a CEO
Be in a commercial
Make an app
Have a business card
Sell a piece of art
Start a business
Have a sponsor
Show a movie at a film festival
Lead a walking tour
Work in the food/beverage industry
Write an article in a magazine
File a patent
Athletics Bucket List
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Run a marathon
Play golf
Try hot yoga
Sit courtside
Attend a tailgate party
Try pilates
Play croquet
Go windsurfing
Go kite surfing
Go indoor skiing
Complete a 30 day squat challenge
Complete a 30 day ab challenge
Attend Wimbledon
Throw the first pitch at a baseball game
Attend a Winter Classic
Make a hole in one
Go cross country skiing
Have an après ski
Do a triathlon
Be able to do the splits
Complete a ropes course
Try laughing yoga
Be able to do a chin-up
Attend a Super Bowl party
Go axe throwing
Visit a driving range
Go knife throwing
Do aerial yoga
Climb a rope
Try standup paddleboarding
Be able to do a plank
Do paddleboard yoga
Take a Zumba class
Visit a roller rink
Learn to surf
Learn to hula hoop
Take a trampoline workout class
Do a colour run
Ride a horse on the beach
Take a bungee workout class
Ski and surf in the same day
Learn to play squash
Bowl a strike
Do outdoor yoga
Join a running group
Do CrossFit
Go dragon boat racing
Learn self-defence
Learn how to curl
Swim from one continent to another
Do a mud run
Try snowboarding
Attend a regatta
Attend the Olympics
Be able to do a cartwheel
Attend a cricket match
Go bouldering
Attend a polo match
Abseil down a building
Fly on a trapeze
Take an aerial silks class
Witness the Toronto Maple Leafs winning the Stanley Cup
Go wakeboarding
Take a kickboxing class
Catch a ball at a major league baseball game
Climb a mountain
Have a personal trainer
Be able to do a pushup
Do a pole dancing class
Instruct a fitness class
Attend an NHL playoff game
Entertainment Bucket List
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Ride a mechanical bull
Pop a bottle of champagne
Attend a silent disco
Host a garden party
Attend a screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show
Be in a book club
Attend a Friendsgiving
Attend Art Basel
Use a valet service
Celebrate your name day
Ride in a tuktuk
Take a ballroom dancing class
Sing karaoke at a Japanese style karaoke bar
Attend a release party
Watch a space launch
Have a membership to an art gallery or museum
Complete an escape room
Attend a white tie event
Attend a ball
Attend Grand Prix
Watch every movie by one director
Play dungeons and dragons
Attend a beach party
Be a seat filler
Be inthe audience of a late night talk show
Party an extra hour when daylight savings begins
Throw a huge party
See a rodeo
Attend a block party
Attend a film premiere
Attend an engagement party
Attend a St. Patrick’s Day parade
Smoke at a hookah bar
Have front row seats
Attend an ugly Christmas sweater party
Have box seats
Visit a corn maze
See a TED talk
Win trivia
Visit a high rollers room
Watch all 100 movies on your movie bucket list
Attend a frat party
Hit a bull’s eye
Go to a rave
Set up a free little library
Attend a book reading
Try virtual reality
Play cosmic bingo
Go on an electric pedal party
Sleep in a blanket fort
Watch a burlesque show
Attend an opening night gala
Be a member of a live studio audience for a sitcom taping
Throw someone a surprise party
Attend a wrap party
Go go-cart racing
Have the restaurant staff sing you happy birthday
Win a bet at the races
Attend a comedy festival
Release sky lanterns
Go Christmas carolling
Watch every Academy Award winner for best picture
Attend a bachelorette party
Put together a 1000 piece puzzle
Fly on a blimp
Learn to play poker
Drive a racecar
Buy something from an infomercial
Attend a drag show
See a cirque du Soleil show
Watch all of the Oscar nominees for one year
Attend an estate sale
Go to a Halloween party
Attend a baby shower
Attend a bridal shower
Attend an Oscar party
Go backstage at a concert
See an opera
Ride a zamboni
Throw an annual theme party
Attend a poetry reading
Attend a broadway show
Complete your reading bucket list
See a movie at TIFF
Attend a white party
Be a member of the audience on a talk show
Attend a garden party
Attend a pride parade
Bid at a live auction
Win a contest
Ride a huge rollercoaster
Party in a private booth of a nightclub
Party on Spring Break
Host an open house party
Party at homecoming
Walk the red carpet
Party on a yacht
Have a progressive dinner party
Have a surprise party thrown for you
Go to a midnight movie premiere
Say yes to everything for a day
Solve the giant crossword puzzle
Go to a book signing
Visit an ice bar
Attend a Robbie Burns night
Right of Passage Bucket List
Vote
Get your driver’s license
Sit on a jury
Protest something
Say yes to the dress
Attend prom
Own a car
Spiritual/Superstition Bucket List
Have my 11:11 wish come true
Skip stones
Spend the night in a haunted house
Celebrate Orthodox Christmas
Attend a bat or bar mitzvah
Find a four-leaf clover
Take part in Hanukkah celebrations
Take part in Eid celebrations
Read one book about each of the major religions
Get a reading from a medium
Go on a ghost hunt
Attend a groundhog day ceremony
Catch the bouquet at a wedding
Go on a voodoo tour
Have your palm read
Go to a cemetery at night
Go on a haunted pub crawl
Wish upon a shooting star
Experience a miracle
Attend a service for all of the major religions
Visit a psychic
Do a seance
Get an aura reading
Make a Mayday basket
Go on a cemetery walk on Halloween
Get a tea leaf reading
Get a numerology reading
Get an astrocartography reading
Legacy Bucket List
Write your name in wet cement
Have a song written about you
Officiate a wedding
Google yourself and have something come up
Make your time capsule
Have someone named after you
Have a book dedicated to you
Have a possession on loan to a museum
Have a garden named after you
Have a Wikipedia page
Visit the Alpha Eta chapter house
Be a godmother
Donate your money and put your name on something
Start a scholarship
Have a newspaper announcement