Everybody has a bucket list right? That list of awesome travel destinations you want to see before you kick the bucket, those epic experiences you want to try before you leave this world.

Your bucket list a cool way to target some great places for your next holidays. Most of all it is an effective way to set challenging goals for yourself, to motivation to chase after something BIG.

I am a firm believer in goal setting and have read many books on the subject. Achieving well-designed goals can make your life worthwhile. Rather than reading complicated books on goal setting, all you need is a straight forward bucket list.

My bucket list was in desperate need of a makeover, so keep reading for some interesting travel bucket list ideas.

How to Make a New Bucket List

A new bucket list idea came to me whilst on our family holiday in Vietnam. There we were, chilling out in our beach resort hotel room at Halong Bay, reflecting on the awesome two-night cruise we just finished on Halong Bay.

The cruise was indeed a life-changing experience, a truly majestic journey through a jaw-dropping location. Halong Bay is after all one of the most photogenic places on the planet, and one of the 7 natural wonders of the world.

Then it hit me. Just imagine how awesome the other 7 natural wonders of the world must be. Each one of them would be a stunning spectacle, an extraordinary experience, one of the most memorable holidays ever. So I began researching the 7 natural wonders of the world as potential bucket list ideas.

The New 7 Wonders of the World

There is an organization set up specifically to document and educate people about the 7 wonders of the world, called New 7 Wonders. There are actually 21 wonders of the world now, they are broken into three groups:

• New 7 Wonders of the World
• New 7 Wonders of Nature
• New 7 Wonders Cities

Cool. That’s my new bucket list right there, my job is done. I have 21 places around the world to see, they will all be jaw-droppingly brilliant. Head on over to N7W.com and see for yourself.

But wait, There’s More!

As I was researching the N7W.com site to learn all about all 21 of the new 7 wonders, I discovered there are also a bunch of N7W finalists. Each of these is also stunning destinations, narrowly missing out on being named a New 7 Wonder of the World.

OK these are going on my bucket list too, I’m not missing out on seeing the almost 7 Wonders of the World as well! My new travel bucket list has 77 destinations, each is a finalist or a winner of the official New 7 Wonders of the World, New 7 Wonders of Nature, or New 7 Wonders Cities list.

I’ve crafted all of these into a bucket list, grouped by continent and country to easily target a destination for future family travel adventures.

My new Bucket List

Asia (Excluding near East)

1. Sundarbans, Bangladesh, India (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
2. Angkor Wat, Cambodia (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
3. Phnom Penh, Cambodia (New 7 wonders City finalist)
4. Great Wall of China, China (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
5. Shenzhen, China (New 7 wonders City finalist)
6. Taj Mahal, India (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
7. Mumbai, India (New 7 wonders City finalist)
8. Komodo Island NP, Indonesia (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
9. Kiyomizu-dera, Japan (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
10. Kyoto, Japan (New 7 wonders City finalist)
11. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (New 7 wonders City winner)
12. Maldives, Maldives (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
13. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River,  Philippines (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
14. Vigan, Philippines (New 7 wonders City winner)
15. Yushan NP, Taiwan (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
16. Bangkok, Thailand (New 7 wonders City finalist)
17. Halong Bay, Vietnam (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
18. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (New 7 wonders City finalist)
19. Mud Volcanoes, Azerbaijan (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
20. Red Square, Russia (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
21. Saint Petersburg, Russia (New 7 wonders City finalist)

Near East

1. Petra, Jordan (New 7 wonders City winner)
2. Dead Sea, Jordan,  Israel (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
3. Jeita Grotto, Lebanon (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
4. Beirut, Lebanon (New 7 wonders City winner)
5. Doha, Qatar (New 7 wonders City winner)
6. Hagia Sophia, Turkey (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
7. Istanbul, Turkey (New 7 wonders City finalist)
8. Bu Tinah Shoals, United Arab Emir. (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)

Eastern Europe

1. Prague, Czech Republic (New 7 wonders City finalist)
2. Masurian Lake District, Poland (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)

Western Europe

1. Eiffel Tower, France (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
2. Black Forest, Germany (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
3. Neuschwanstein, Germany (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
4. Acropolis of Athens, Greece (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
5. Athens, Greece (New 7 wonders City finalist)
6. Reykjavic, Iceland (New 7 wonders City finalist)
7. Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
8. Vesuvius NP, Italy (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
9. The Colosseum, Italy (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
10. Matterhorn / Cervino, Italy/Switzerland (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
11. Alhambra, Spain (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
12. Barcelona, Spain (New 7 wonders City finalist)
13. Stonehenge, United Kingdom (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
14. London, United Kingdom (New 7 wonders City finalist)

Northern America

1. Bay of Fundy NP, Canada (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
2. Vancouver, Canada (New 7 wonders City finalist)
3. Grand Canyon NP, United States (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
4. Statue of Liberty, United States (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
5. Chicago, United States (New 7 wonders City finalist)

Latin America and Caribbean

1. Mendoza, Argentina (New 7 wonders City finalist)
2. Iguazú / Iguaçu Falls, Argentina/Brazil (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
3. La Paz, Bolivia (New 7 wonders City winner)
4. Amazon Rainforest and River,  Bolivia/Brazil/Ecuador/French Guiana/Guyana/Peru/Suriname/Venezuela   (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
5. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
6. Moai,Easter Island/Chile (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
7. Havana, Cuba (New 7 wonders City winner)
8. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
9. Quite. Ecuador (New 7 wonders City finalist)
10. Chichen Itza, Yucatán (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
11. Mexico City, Mexico   (New 7 wonders City finalist)
12. Machu Picchu//Cuzco Region, Peru (New 7 wonders City winner)
13. El Yunque, Puerto Rico/United States (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
14. Angel Falls Venezuela (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)

Northern Africa

1. Great Pyramid of Giza,  Egypt (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
2. Casablanca, Morocco (New 7 wonders City finalist)

Sub Saharan Africa

1. Timbuktu, Mali (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
2. Table Mountain NP, South Africa (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
3. Durban, South Africa (New 7 wonders City winner)
4. Jeju Island, South Korea (New 7 Wonders of the World winner)
5. Seoul, South Korea (New 7 wonders City finalist)
6. Kilimanjaro NP, Tanzania (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)

Oceania

1. Great Barrier Reef, Australia (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
2. Uluru NP, Australia (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)
3. Sydney Opera House, Australia (New 7 Wonders of the World finalist)
4. Perth, Australia (New 7 wonders City finalist)
5. Milford Sound, New Zealand (New 7 Wonders of Nature finalist)

What’s On Your Bucket List?

As a result, here is my new bucket list. I hope this has inspired you to update your bucket list too. The New 7 Wonders website is a fantastic resource for bucket list ideas.

Or you can simply do as I did and borrow the entire list! Like any goal setting exercise the real value comes from not just making the list, but actually completing the tasks.

So what are you waiting for, time to plan your next holiday to one of the New 7 Wonders.

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