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10 Incredible Sights For Your Travel Bucket List

Places to visit that will make you feel childlike wonder and awe.

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The top items on your bucket list may include snagging a pair of Louboutin pumps and making out with at least one of the stars of Magic Mike; but while these are great things to have on your bucket list, if you don’t include travel into your bucket list then you’re seriously missing out. We just so happen to live on a planet with an abundance of amazingly beautiful spots to visit. Sooooo, to make it a little easier for you, here are the ten incredible places that definitely need to be on your bucket list:

Warning: the travel bug is a real thing and once you visit one of these breathtaking locations you’ll want to drop everything and become a full-time traveler.

10 Incredible Sights For Your Travel Bucket List

Lake Hillier: Western Australia

THIS. LAKE. IS. PINK. For a reason unknown to scientists, this super salty (but still swimmable) lake is bubblegum pink. The contrast between the beautiful lake, the white sandy beaches, and the lush green surrounding eucalyptus trees is insanely spectacular. You’ll feel like you’re on another planet and even if the flamboyant rose color isn’t your thing, the also-amazing ocean is just a short walk away.

10 Incredible Sights For Your Travel Bucket List

Okavango Delta: Botswana

This is everything visiting Africa should be; that hot, sticky, swampy feeling of truly being in the wild. It’s a place so diverse in flora and fauna that the world’s best zoo could never even come close. Here, you can partake in the life-changing experience of floating through the delta on a Mokoro (pole-pushed canoe) with a local who knows all there is to know about the area. There are many small islands surrounded by the swampy water where, on a private game hike, you can get up close and personal to countless elephants, giraffes, and zebras, just to name a few. Look up pictures of the Botswana sunset and just try to fight the urge to visit this amazing location. You won’t be able to resist. Tip: leave your diamonds and Louboutins at home!

10 Incredible Sights For Your Travel Bucket List

Bagan: Myanmar

Bagan, one of the major Asian historical landmarks, is a mecca for sacred geometry and archaeological amazement. This holy city is the location of magnificent Buddhist temples (called ‘Four Wonders of Bagan’) that will leave you filled with awe and wonder. To have a unique, enlightening and truly unforgettable holiday, climb to the Ananda (means bliss!) temple to watch the sunrise over the dramatic countryside.

10 Incredible Sights For Your Travel Bucket List

Plitvice Lakes National Park: Croatia

Picture rugged Croatian mountains surrounding 16 stunning turquoise lakes, majestic waterfalls, and lush green flora… basically just miles and miles of unspoiled beauty and breathtaking vistas. This UNESCO World Heritage site is home to magnificent butterflies, over 100 different species of birds, and woodland animals including wolves and bears. This national park is the definition of paradise so before even going, you should probably figure out how you’re going to force yourself to leave.

10 Incredible Sights For Your Travel Bucket List

Torres del Paine National Park: Patagonia, Chile

Patagonia is known for its jaw-dropping beauty and this remote national park definitely has it all. Spectacular mountains, rivers, glaciers, and lakes make Torres del Paine one of Chile’s largest and most visited destinations. Popular for hiking, TDP rarely disappoints and affords adventurers with not only awe-inspiring views, but also a chance to see unique wildlife like pumas, foxes, and many birds of prey.

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A writer, artist, and designer since she was young enough to put pencil to paper, Hilary taught herself code and created Urbanette when she was a teenager. Currently, she lives in Monte Carlo, but spent the past decade living in NYC, still considers herself a New Yorker, and visits regularly. She's always traveling, looking for hot new topics, destinations, and life hacks to bring to Urbanette readers.

Reader Discussion: 155 Comments

  1. Christie Chambers

    There’s a lot place to visit on this world, I’m sure you all have your own bucket list. 😀

  2. Blanche Lucas

    Is it safe to swim on the pink lake? How the fish lives in that sea?

  3. Christina Duncan

    Definitely on my bucket list to go to Myanmar someday. I wish I have the money to travel.

  4. Constance Vaughn

    I tried water rafting at glowworms caves! It is breathtaking!

  5. Erica Fuller

    Provence is on the list because Hilary lives there. ?

  6. Lynda Ruiz

    Galapagos Island looks interesting. Imagine seeing rare animals! Damn! I want that. Can you give me ways how to go there?

  7. Myra Walters

    The pink lake is what I want to visit first! I don’t know, but it looks like strawberry juice to me.

    • Fannie Kelley

      Yes! I just want to drink it from the picture. ?

  8. Kelly Summers

    Avalon Waterways is amazing in Vietnam and Cambodia. I was lucky enough to check this one off my bucket list. Sunrise in Ankor Watt truly an experience you do not forget.

  9. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is to explore and relax? It’s not a bad thing to spend money on traveling. Enjoy!

    • Delia Gray

      I agree. Give time to your self, you deserve to have a week vacation after months of hard work.

  10. Candace Watson

    Summer is here and it’s time to check some great travel destinations off your bucket list! Pack the family, load the car, and get ready for an epic road trip.

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