The Smithsonian Life List

Taj Mahal
Bob Krist
Corbis
Smithsonian

While surfing the Internet for great travel destinations, I came upon The Smithsonian Life List – a list of 28 destinations around the world, handpicked by the Smithsonian, which are certain to inspire the traveller in you.

Well, without much ado, here’s the list (in the order presented by the Smithsonian):

Portals into the Past
1. Mesa Verde
2. Pompeii
3. Tikal
4. Petra

Feats of Engineering
1. Pyramids of Giza
2. Taj Mahal
3. Easter Island
4. The Great Wall

A Matter of Timing
1. Aurora Borealis
2. Serengeti
3. Iguazu Falls
4. Machu Picchu

Triumphs of Vision
1. The Louvre
2. Zen Garden of Kyoto
3, Uffizi Gallery
4. Fallingwater

Scale New Heights
1. Yangtze River
2. Antarctica
3. Mount Kilimanjaro
4. Grand Canyon

In the Presence of Gods
1. Pagan
2. Parthenon
3. Angkor Wat
4. Ephesus

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?
1. Venice
2. Amazon Rain Forest
3. Great Barrier Reef
4. Galápagos Islands

[Citation: The Smithsonian Life List. Taj Mahal image courtesy Bob Krist/Corbis and the Smithsonian]