Travel memeage -- from hobbitbabe

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First a note: my mother didn't go west of Texas until she was in her sixties. She didn't leave the Southeast until I was in high school. I view the fact that I've been able to travel a very great blessing in my life.


Bold the places you've been and italicize the places you long to see. Add one place you've been and one place you'd like to go to the bottom. Because I'm indecisive, I added two each.

1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. (Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the war memorials): About 25 million
3. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: 16.6 million
4. Trafalgar Square, London, England: 15 million
5. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.: 14.7 million
6. Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York: 14 million
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Calif.: 13 million
8. Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan: 12.9 million
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France: 12 million
10. Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France: 10.6 million
11. The Great Wall of China, Badaling area, China: About 10 million
12. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina: 9.2 million
13. Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan: 8.5 million
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France: 8 million
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France: 7.5 million
16. Everland (amusement park), Kyonggi-Do, South Korea: 7.5 million
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China: At least 7 million
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 6.7 million
19. Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, Fla: 6 million
20. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, Fla: 5,740,000
21. Pleasure Beach (amusement park), Blackpool, England: 5.7 million
22. Lotte World (amusement park), Seoul, South Korea: 5.5 million
23. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Japan: 5.4 million
24. Hong Kong Disneyland, China: 5.2 million
25. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France: 5.1 million
26. Tate Modern, London, England: 4.9 million
27. British Museum, London, England: 4.8 million
28. Universal Studios Los Angeles, Calif.: 4.7 million
29. National Gallery, London, England: 4.6 million
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY: 4.5 million
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz.: 4.4 million
32. Tivoli Gardens (amusement park), Copenhagen, Denmark: 4.4 million
33. Ocean Park (amusement park), Hong Kong, China: 4.38 million
34. Busch Gardens (amusement park), Tampa Bay, Fla.: 4.36 million
35. SeaWorld California, San Diego, Calif.: 4.26 million
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY: 4.24 million
37. The Vatican and its museums, Rome, Italy: 4.2 million
38. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia: More than 4 million
39. The Coliseum, Rome, Italy: 4 million
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: 4 million
41. Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Calif.: 4 million
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY: 4 million
43. Natural History Museum, London, England: 3.7 million
44. The London Eye, London, England: 3.5 million
45. Palace of Versailles, France: 3.45 million
46. Yosemite National Park, Calif.: 3.44 million
47. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt: 3 million
48. Pompeii, Italy: 2.5 million
49. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: 2.5 million
50. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: 2.4 million
51. Angel Falls, Venezuela
52. Pyramid Kukulcan in Chichen Itza, Yucatan Mexico
53. Temple of the Descending God in Tulum, Quintana Roo Mexico
54. Dunns River Falls in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
55. Star Trek: The Experience, Las Vegas, NV
56. Space Needle Seattle, WA
57. Macchu Pichu, Peru
58. Great Wall of China (This is in here twice)
59. Amber Palace in Jaipur, India
60. The Smithsonian in Washington DC
61. Scotland's eastern and northern isles
62. Durham Cathedral, Durham, England
63. Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna Austria
64. WWII Normandy Beaches/American Cemetery, Colleville sur Mer, France
65. Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire, England
66. Isle Royale National Park, Lake Superior
67.The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
68. L'Anse aux Meadows World Heritage Site, Newfoundland 32,000 visitors in 2000
69. Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France 750,000 visitors per year
70. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
71. Rijkmuseum, Amsterdam
72. Parthenon, Athens
73. Uffizi Gallery, Florence



Why, yes, I *do* like art museums, considering that every single art museum on that list I've either seen or am longing to see -- and it doesn't even cover a number of other major ones, such as the National Gallery in D.C., MOMA, Guggenheim & Frick in NYC, or the Art Institute of Chicago. And every museum on the list that I've bolded? I'd gladly spend a lot more time in. Ok, except for the Pompidou.

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Why, yes, I *do* like art museums, considering that every single art museum on that list I've either seen or am longing to see -- and it doesn't even cover a number of other major ones, such as the National Gallery in D.C., MOMA, Guggenheim & Frick in NYC, or the Art Institute of Chicago. And every museum on the list that I've bolded? I'd gladly spend a lot more time in. Ok, except for the Pompidou.

*Chuckle* Yeah, I noticed that they missed MOMA as well.

From the list, I've seen these:

1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C.
3. Disney World - the one in Orlando/Kissimmee, anyway...
5. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.: 14.7 million - in 2006, finally
6. Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York: 14 million
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France: 12 million
11. The Great Wall of China, Badaling area, China: About 10 million
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France: 8 million
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France: 7.5 million <-- only from the outside, driving by
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 6.7 million
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY: 4.5 million
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz.: 4.4 million <-- in 2006, finally
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY: 4.24 million
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: 4 million
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY: 4 million
45. Palace of Versailles, France: 3.45 million
49. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: 2.5 million
56. Space Needle Seattle, WA <-- Only from a distance
58. Great Wall of China (This is in here twice) (yup, it is...)
60. The Smithsonian in Washington DC
64. WWII Normandy Beaches/American Cemetery, Colleville sur Mer, France