The Ultimate Travel Bucket List

I feel extremely blessed to have experienced so many amazing cities, but I also know that I haven’t seen even an ounce of what this world has to offer. Since I was a kid I dreamed of traveling and I’ve done my best this far to make it happen for myself. I know that as I get older I will have more resources to travel, but I also know how easy it is to let a year or two slip away without exploring somewhere new.

And that’s why I wanted to create a travel bucket list — something to help me keep track of my wanderlust. Of course this blog post will be an ongoing project for years to come, but I really wanted to take some time to really think about where I’ve been and where I want to go next. I hope it inspires you all to book a trip as well!

Throughout this post, I will bold all of the destinations that I have been to and link to any relevant blog posts. I will also underline the countries I’ve been to.

My lifelong travel goal is visit 6 of the 7 continents (I think I can do without Antartica lol). My current tally is:

2 out of 6 continents visited

1. North America
2. Europe
3. South America
4. Africa
5. Australia
6. Asia

North America

The United States

I would love to see all 50 states eventually. My current tally is:

20 out of 50 states visited

In the list below, I have noted some of the major cities and destinations that I have either visited or would like to visit. The asterisk next to a state means I’ve lived there.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona » Phoenix
Arkansas
California » Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Francisco
Colorado » Denver
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida » Miami, Panama City Beach, Orlando (Disney World & Universal Studios), Tampa Bay
Georgia » Atlanta
Hawaii
Idaho » Boise
Illinois » Chicago
Indiana » Indianapolis
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky » Louisville (Kentucky Derby)
Louisiana » New Orleans
Maine
Maryland » College Park
Massachusetts » Boston, Salem
*Michigan » Detroit
Minnesota » Bloomington (Mall of America), Minneapolis
Mississippi
Missouri » Kansas City, St. Louis
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada » Las Vegas
New Hampshire
New Jersey » Atlantic City
New Mexico
*New York » New York City, Syracuse
North Carolina » Asheville, Charlotte, Statesville (BalloonFest)
North Dakota
Ohio » Cleveland, Toledo
Oklahoma
Oregon » Portland
Pennsylvania » Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
Rhode Island
South Carolina » Charleston
South Dakota
Tennessee » Nashville
Texas » Houston, Austin, San Antonio
Utah » Salt Lake City
Vermont
Virginia
Washington » Seattle
West Virginia
Wisconsin » Milwaukee
Wyoming

Washinton D.C.

The Caribbean

Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Barbados
The Bahamas
Turks and Caicos

Canada

Ontario » Toronto, Windsor
Québec » Montreal

Mexico

Cancún
Mexico City

Europe

United Kingdom

England » London

France

Paris
Nice
Cannes

Italy

Rome
Florence
Venice
Milan

Greece

Mykonos
Santorini
Athens

Spain

Barcelona
Madrid

Ireland

Dublin

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Denmark

Copenhagen

South America

Peru

Brazil

Africa

South Africa

Kenya

Nairobi (Giraffe Manor)

Morocco

Marrakech

Egypt

Australia

Australia

Sydney
Melbourne

New Zealand

Fiji

Asia

Japan

Tokyo

China

Beijing

India

New Delhi

Thailand

Bangkok

Indonesia

Bali

Turkey

Cappadocia
Istanbul

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Do have any travel tips or suggestions? Let me know in the comments! I’d also love to hear what your number one travel destination is!