# 100 Wonders to see before you die. How many have you seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 3, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197 "2010-03-03T22:59:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/21 "2010-03-04T01:37:49Z")
1. Not bad for someone under thirty! [ol] [li]Chichen Itza[/li][li]Great Wall of China[/li][li]Taj Mahal[/li][li]Golden Temple[/li][li]Colosseum of Rome[/li][li]Meenakshi[/li][li]New York Skyline[/li][li]Uffizi Gallery[/li][li]Eiffel Tower[/li][li]Sistine Chapel[/li][li]British Museum[/li][li]Forbidden City[/li][li]Louvre Museum[/li][li]Yangtze Riv. Cruise[/li][li]Canals of Venice[/li][li]St Mark’s Basilica[/li][li]Yosemite NP[/li][li]Florence Cityscape[/li][li]Varanasi/Ganges[/li][li]Kathmandu Valley[/li][li]Li River Cruise[/li][li]Lijiang/Shangri La[/li][li]Metropolitan Mus[/li][li]Potala Palace[/li][li]Mt Everest[/li][li]Sahara Desert[/li][li]San Francisco[/li][li]TerraCotta Warriors[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/22 "2010-03-04T01:42:01Z")
Wow, I’ve been to 19 of them! ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/23 "2010-03-04T01:49:10Z")
Sixteen: Chichen Itza Topkapi Palace Stonehenge Grand Canyon Yellowstone NP New York Skyline Eiffel Tower Niagara Falls British Museum Louvre Museum Yosemite NP Teotihuacan Metropolitan Mus Sahara Desert San Francisco Hagia Sofia ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/24 "2010-03-04T01:55:19Z")
Grand Canyon Carlsbad Caverns Metropolitan Museum Stonehenge Yellowstone NP New York Skyline Niagara Falls British Museum Yosemite NP Ayers Rock San Francisco With plans to see Machu Picchu next year (hoping they get the flood damage fixed by then!) As with all lists, this one just counts as a conversation starter. For example, when he talks about seeing places like Grand Canyon and Yosemite…did he hike down to the Colorado or stand up on top of Half Dome? ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/25 "2010-03-04T01:56:09Z")
1. Colosseum of Rome Fjords of Norway St Peter’s Basilica New York Skyline Eiffel Tower Sistine Chapel Niagara Falls British Museum Louvre Museum Versailles Acropolis Metropolitan Mus It’s embarassing that I live in Korea yet haven’t seen any of the Asian ones. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/26 "2010-03-04T01:58:45Z")
1. Taj Mahal 2. Grand Canyon 3. Bali 4. Angkor Wat 5. Hong Kong 6. Louvre 7. Versailles 8. Temple of the Emerald Buddha 9. Chartres Cathedral 10. Uffizi Gallery 11. Florence Cityscape 12. Schwedagon Stupa 13. Leaning Tower of Pisa 14. Mont St. Michel 15. Stonehenge 16. New York Skyline 17. Eiffel Tower 18. Niagara Falls 19. British Museum 20. Neuschwantstein 21. San Francisco 21 altogether. Not bad considering that San Fran and NYC are the most exotic places I’ve been in the past 8 years. (IMHO, Angkor Wat, the Taj Mahal, and the Grand Canyon are the highlights.) ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/27 "2010-03-04T01:59:02Z")
Grand Canyon Acropolis Colosseum St. Peter’s Sistine Chapel Louvre Versailles Carlsbad Caverns Pompeii Chartres Uffizi Leaning Tower Stonehenge Matterhorn New York Eiffel Tower British Museum Yosemite Hermitage Neuschwanstein San Francisco I got serious issues with the list - the Leaning Tower? Really? And how’s come “San Francisco” is a whole wonder but there’s a bajillion seperate things in Rome? ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/28 "2010-03-04T02:09:04Z")
I’ve seen 15 of 'em so far: 1. Pyramids of Egypt 2. Great Wall of China 3. Taj Mahal 16)Forbidden City 4. Karnak 5. Nile River Cruise 6. Egyptian Museum 7. Valley of the Kings 8. Louvre Museum 9. Versailles 10. Metropolitan Museum 11. Abu Simbel 12. New York Skyline 13. Eiffel Tower 14. San Francisco And I’ll get to hopefully add these two when we go to Peru at the end of this month: 7)Machu Picchu 11) Amazon Rain Forest I don’t get San Francisco, I guess the Golden Gate Bridge, but architecturally, I’d rather be in Shanghai or Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Pray\_for\_peace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/29 "2010-03-04T02:18:31Z")
16, which is a higher number than I would have guessed before looking at the list Grand Canyon Colosseum of Rome St. Peter’s Basilica Sistine Chapel Louvre Museum Canals of Venice Versailles Metropolitan Mus(eum) Uffizi Gallery St. Mark’s Basilica Florence Cityscape New York Skyline Eiffel Tower Niagara Falls Yosemite San Francisco ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/30 "2010-03-04T02:30:40Z")
I’ve seen 11. 1. Louvre 2. Versailles 3. Chartres Cathedral 4. Mont St. Michel 5. Stonehenge 6. Yellowstone 7. New York Skyline 8. Eiffel Tower 9. Niagara Falls 10. British Museum 11. Chambord Chateau And yeah, some of these are a little strange. The entire country of Bali? ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/31 "2010-03-04T03:20:25Z")
1. I’m 25 years old. 1. Great Wall of China 2. Forbidden City 3. Louvre Museum 4. Versailles 5. Carlsbad Caverns 6. St. Basils Cathedral 7. Kremlin 8. Yellowstone NP 9. New York Skyline 10. Eiffel Tower 11. Niagara Falls 12. British Museum 13. Hermitage Museum 14. Neuschwanstein 15. San Francisco I plan on seeing the following five this year: 1. Angkor Wat 2. TerraCotta Warriors 3. Hong Kong 4. Temple Em. Buddha 5. Li River Cruise 6. Lijiang/Shangri La is still a possibility, but it looks like transportation is too much of a hassle in that area, so I’ll probably skip this. 7. Yangtze Riv. Cruise may happen, but it won’t be in the area that the article talks about. ---
**Author:** ![Shamozzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shamozzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shamozzle)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/32 "2010-03-04T04:00:33Z")
31 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/33 "2010-03-04T04:10:28Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > And yeah, some of these are a little strange. The entire country of Bali? Bali is not a country. It is an island and belongs to Indonesia. (I’ve spent time there ;).) ---
**Author:** ![GilaB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/34 "2010-03-04T04:20:32Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Dude, nobody pines for the fjords of New Zealand Well, I did, dude. My husband thought I was very weird for insisting that our next big international trip be New Zealand, but the fjords were beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/35 "2010-03-04T04:24:00Z")
I was surprised how many I had never heard of. I’ve been to 19. I wonder if Dopers have collectively been to all 100. I doubt it, as a couple are in Burma and one in the middle of Indonesia (Borobudur). Mine: 1. Acropolis 2. Easter Island 3. Colosseum 4. St. Peter’s 5. Sistine Chapel 6. Canals of Venice 7. Met 8. Temple of the Emerald Buddha 9. Uffizi Gallery 10. St. Basil’s 11. St. Mark’s 12. Florence 13. Kremlin 14. Leaning Tower of Pisa 15. Yellowstone 16. New York 17. Eiffel Tower 18. British Museum 19. Hermitage Museum I think it’s a bit wonky that nearly 20% of the list is purely Italy and France, but that’s a different debate. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/36 "2010-03-04T04:24:50Z")
Hunh, according to this list, I’ve done better than I thought. 23. Pyramids of Egypt Stonehenge Colosseum of Rome Chartres Cathedral St Peter’s Basilica Egyptian Museum New York Skyline Amazon Rain Forest Uffizi Gallery Eiffel Tower Sistine Chapel Niagara Falls Victoria Falls Louvre Museum Canals of Venice Versailles Florence Cityscape Carlsbad Caverns Chambord Chateau Metropolitan Mus Sahara Desert Leaning Tower Pisa San Francisco ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/37 "2010-03-04T04:56:50Z")
I need to add one. I’ve been to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. > [@kenner116](#): > > 1. Lijiang/Shangri La is still a possibility, but it looks like transportation is too much of a hassle in that area, so I’ll probably skip this. There is an airport in Lijiang, or you can take a not-too-miserable bus ride from Kunming. I’ve popped over there a couple times for a long weekend. Lijiang is indeed a cool city, but it’s very touristy and has a real Disneyland feel to it- it can be shoulder to shoulder tourists and lots of tacky souvenirs. The surrounding countryside is cool if you are interested in minority culture. Tiger Leaping Gorge, which is a couple hours away, is well worth the hike. Shangri La is a few hours past Tiger Leaping Gorge. From what I understand, it is more of a marketing creation than anything else, and anyone looking for a real experience with Tibetan culture would be better of traveling in western Sichuan. If you do make it there, stay at Mama Naxi in Lijiang and Jane’s Guest House near Tiger Leaping Gorge. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/38 "2010-03-04T05:43:28Z")
Two (Niagra Falls, NY Skyline) and I wasn’t terribly impressed with either. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/39 "2010-03-04T05:55:55Z")
Grand Canyon Louvre Museum Metropolitan Museum Prague Old Town New York Skyline Eiffel Tower Yosemite Neuschwanstein San Francisco Grand Canyon (I walked from one side to the other, so, dammit, I’m counting it twice.) **Harmonious Discord** , how did a flash flood stop you from seeing the Grand Canyon? I mean, I know the whole thing didn’t fill up. ---
**Author:** ![Indistinguishable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/90ced4/32.png) [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197/40 "2010-03-04T05:59:16Z")
Hm… Taj Mahal Grand Canyon Colosseum of Rome St. Peter’s Basilica? (I’m not sure. Can’t remember if I went to it in my one trip to Rome/the Vatican City or not. This is a problem with random touristy things…) Sistine Chapel Louvre Museum Canals of Venice Metropolitan Museum of Art Stonehenge New York Skyline Eiffel Tower Niagara Falls British Museum San Francisco So, 13 or 14, depending on whether I’ve actually been to St. Peter’s Basilica. Surprisingly well, considering that I just about never travel anywhere. I was helped out tremendously by the cheap generic inclusion of basically New York (the area where I grew up) and San Francisco (the area where I live now). Apart from those and the Met (basically, a free double point for having grown up near NYC), almost every other item was due to just one family trip to Europe in high school. (The big exception, of course, is the Taj Mahal, which was also a family trip. Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, and the British Museum were also on separate family trips. I apparently never go anywhere except via family trips). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197.md?page=3)