Where is the list of the 50 PLACES TO VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE?

Hello, and thanks for your question

I expect this varies depending on which country you're starting from,
but the BBC in the UK published one such list just last week based on
a UK survey which will be the most current. It is based on a sample of
20000 people.

Top 50 places everyone should see in their lifetime
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/50/ )

Here is a summary of the list.

1 The Grand Canyon
2 Great Barrier Reef
3 Florida (Disneyworld)
4 South Island
5 Cape Town 
6 Golden Temple
7 Las Vegas
8 Sydney
9 New York
10 Taj Mahal  

11 Canadian Rockies 
12 Uluru 
13 Chichen Itza - Mexico 
14 Machu Picchu - Peru 
15 Niagara Falls 
16 Petra - Jordan 
17 The Pyramids - Egypt 
18 Venice 
19 Maldives 
20 Great Wall of China

21 Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe 
22 Hong Kong 
23 Yosemite National Park 
24 Hawaii 
25 Auckland - New Zealand 
26 Iguassu Falls 
27 Paris 
28 Alaska 
29 Angkor Wat - Cambodia 
30 Himalayas - Nepal

31 Rio de Janeiro - Brazil 
32 Masai Mara - Kenya 
33 Galapagos Islands - Ecuador 
34 Luxor - Egypt 
35 Rome 
36 San Francisco 
37 Barcelona 
38 Dubai 
39 Singapore 
40 La Digue - Seychelles 

41 Sri Lanka 
42 Bangkok 
43 Barbados 
44 Iceland 
45 Terracotta Army - China 
46 Zermatt - Switzerland 
47 Angel Falls - Venezuela 
48 Abu Simbel - Egypt 
49 Bali 
50 French Polynesia 

The site has a link to every one of the 50, with pictures, general
info, travel info etc. on  each. ( So far I've managed numbers 27 and
44.)

Hope that answers your question, but if you need anything clarifying,
just ask.

Willie-ga

For a different view, a Tennessee website has published a "50 things
to do in Tennessee before you die" list. (Number 1: Visit Graceland)
50 things Every Tennessean Should Do before they die 
( http://www.tennessean.com/travel/archives/01/04/07394902.shtml )

Google search used
50 places +to visit before you die

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Clarification of Answer by willie-ga on 10 Nov 2002 10:37 PST

Sorry, number 4 should read "South Island, New Zealand"

Thanks so much for the quick response!

I've done 2, 4, 8 & 12.

I've already done 3, 9, and 15.

If my plans work out, I'll have had a chance to do 2, 4, 8, 12, 22,
25, 29, 42, 49, and 50 by the end of next year.

/ephraim

Wow, I was feeling bad because at 75 I've only been to four of them
(one of which I was born in - San Francisco). But then I saw that no
commentators had done much better.

i've been to 12 of them and now i know which are the other 38 places
to go to ! Thanks for asking this question