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13th Mar 2015

How many of the world’s top 30 bucket-list destinations have you visited?

Where the hell is the Holy Stone of Clonrichert on this list?

Conor Heneghan

Where the hell is the Holy Stone of Clonrichert on this list?

Unfortunately, the Holy Stone or any Irish landmark failed to make the list of the world’s top 30 bucket-list destinations, as voted for by over 2,000 British adults in a recent poll for British Airways.

Although there are few real surprises in the Top 30, the landmarks that did make the list are still pretty amazing and many of you are probably lucky enough to have ticked off quite a few of them on your travels to date.

Predictably enough, the Eiffel Tower came in at number one, followed by the Grand Canyon and Big Ben, with the Statue of Liberty, the pyramids of Giza and the Niagara Falls also making the top ten.

Because it was a poll of British adults, it’s probably not surprising that there are a large number of British attractions on the list, including Loch Ness, Stonehenge and Edinburgh Castle.

Have a look at the list below to see how many you’ve been lucky to visit and to start planning how many you can possibly visit in the near future.

Top 30 Bucket List destinations

  1. Eiffel Tower- Paris – France
  2. The Grand Canyon – USA
  3. Big Ben – England
  4. Stonehenge – England
  5. Houses of Parliament – England
  6. Statue of Liberty- USA
  7. The Pyramids of Giza – Egypt
  8. Great Wall of China – China
  9. Tower of Pisa – Italy
  10. Niagara Falls – USA/Canada
  11. The Taj Mahal – India
  12. The Colosseum – Italy
  13. The Great Sphinx – Egypt
  14. Edinburgh Castle – Scotland
  15. Empire State Building – USA
  16. Sydney Opera House – Australia
  17. Mount Everest – Nepal
  18. Pompeii- Italy
  19. Golden Gate Bridge – USA
  20. Ayers Rock – Australia
  21. Great Barrier Reef – Australia
  22. Loch Ness – Scotland
  23. The Rivers of Venice – Venice
  24. Acropolis of Athens – Greece
  25. The Louvre – France
  26. Machu Picchu – Peru
  27. Christ the Redeemer – Brazil
  28. The Hollywood Sign – USA
  29. The White House – USA
  30. Mount Rushmore – USA

Hat-tip: The Independent

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