100 Wonders of the World

I have travelled much by some measure and by others I still have the rest of the world glaring at me, calling my name and smilling at me as if to say "come on, I don't bite". Well I should love to see the top 100 wonders of the world before I kick the bucket, the details and preparations are always a challenge, the journey enriching and the destination breath taking. The world apparently has over one hundren thousand attractions, of those may have listed the ones they consider the best of the best. As I wrote my list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites I have visited, I notice most of them were on the list of what are considered the top 100 best of the best wonders and attractions of the world. I went to google and I found Hillman's top 100 wonders of the world and began my comparison to the others like Ozoux and Peterbe, they were very close yet a few variations existed.So far I have seen 5 of the top ten on Hilman's list and I think that is mighty good no? What do you think? Whether I see them all remains to be seen, in the meantime here is a list of thos I have been too and marvelled at:

1. The Great Pyramids at Giza (Egypt)
2. The Great Wall of China (China)
3. The Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA)
4. The Taj Mahal (India)
5. The Versailles (France)
6. The Great Migration in Serengeti (Tanzania)
7. Table Mountain (South Africa)
8. Niagara Falls (Canada)
9. Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe & Zambia)
10. Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
11. Acropolis (Greece)
12. The Nile Cruise (Egypt)
13. Colloseum in Rome (Italy)
14. Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
15. The Vatican Basilica (Vatican City)
16. Sistine Chapel (Vatican City)
17. The Louvre Museum in Paris (France)
18. The Eifel Tower in Paris (France)
19. The Canals of Venice (Italy)
20. The Cologne Cathedral (Germany)
21. The Kremlin in Moscow (Russia)
22. Stonehenge (UK)
23. London Bridge (UK)
24. Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italy)
25. Marakesh (Morocco)
26. Burj Al Arab tower (Dubai)
27. Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany)
28. The Suez Canal (Egypt)
30. San Francisco Bay (USA)
31. San Francisco Bridge (USA)
32. The British Museum (UK)
33. Sahara Desert (Morocco & Egypt)
34. St. Mark's Basilica (Italy)
35. Florence City landscape (Italy)
36. New York Skyline (USA)
37. Hermitage Museum (Russia)


Let's see what you have, challenge yourself. I'm currently planning my trips to Peru, Brazil and the Galapagos. By November I hope I will have hiked Yoemite here in the USA. I shall add to this list as I continue to travel, share your list too.

I am fortunate and have a job which allows me to travel. This has given me the opportunity to visit more than half of the "Top 100 Wonders of the World". 6 of them are among the Top 10. Not bad! It is difficult to say that one site is more wonderful than the other. Each and everyone of them has a beauty of their own.

I have taken TB friend Africancrabs challenge and made my own list. Here it is:

01 Pyramids of Egypt (Egypt)
02 Great Wall of China (China)
03 Taj Mahal (India)
04 Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
05 Machu Picchu (Peru)
06 Iguazu Falls (Argentina & Brasil)
07 Ngorongoro Crater (Tanzania)
08 Ankor Wat (Cambodia)
09 Victoria Falls (Zambia & Zimbabwe)
10 Forbidden City (China)
11 Bagan (Myanmar)
12 Teotihuacan (Mexico)
13 Acropolis (Greece)
14 Chichen Itza (Mexico)
15 Petra (Jordan)
16 Easter Island (Chile)
17 Colosseum of Rome (Italy)
18 Fjords of Norway (Norway)
19 St Peter's Basilica (Italy)
20 Egyptian Museum (Egypt)
21 Hong Kong (China)
22 Sistine Chapel (Italy)
23 Alhambra (Spain)
24 Louvre Museum (France)
25 Canals of Venice (Italy)
26 Versailles (France)
27 Kathmandu Valley (Nepal)
28 Metropolitan Museum (USA)
29 Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Thailand)
30 Hagia Sofia (Turkey)
31 Pompeii (Italy)
32 Prague Old Town (Czech Republic)
33 Amalfi Drive (Italy)
34 Mezquita Cordaoba (Spain)
35 Damascus Old City (Syria)
36 Dubrovnik (Croatia)
37 Golden Pavilion (Japan)
38 St Mark's Basilica (Italy)
39 Florence Cityscape (Italy)
40 Varanasi/Ganges (India)
41 Shwedagon Stupa (Myanmar)
42 Leaning Tower Pisa (Italy)
43 Topkapi Palace (Turkey)
44 Stonehenge (UK)
45 Petronas Towers (Malaysia)
46 New York Skyline (USA)
47 Eiffel Tower (France)
48 Niagara Falls (Canada & USA)
49 British Museum (UK)
50 Burj al Arab (United Arab Emirates)
51 Yosemite National Park (USA)
52 Neuschwanstein Castle(Germany)
53 San Francisco Bridge (USA)
54 San Francisco Bay (USA)
54 Portofino (Italy)
55 The Suez Canal (Egypt)
56 Table Mountain (South Africa)
57 London Bridge (UK)
58 Piazza San Marco (Italy)

After my planned trips this autumn the list will be longer. It will be updated as I travel.

Still have a long ways to go but have eight more on the plate for 2010 in SE Asia and Eastern Africa. :)

1. Pyramids of Egypt
2. Great Wall of China
3. Taj Mahal India
4. Machu Picchu Peru
5. Forbidden City China
6. Karnak Temple Egypt
7. Jerusalem Old City Israel
8. Petra Jordan
9. Nile River Cruise Egypt
10. Fjords of Norway
11. Egyptian Museum Egypt
12. Valley of the Kings Egypt
13. Kathmandu Valley Nepal
14. Hagia Sofia Turkey
15. Prague Old Town Czech Republic
16. Abu Simbel Egypt
17. Sahara Desert Multinational
18. New York Skyline USA
19. Burj Al Arab Dubai, UAE

Here is the list of Hillman's 100 Wonders of the World that I have been fortunate enough to visit! I'll add to it as my travels continue and I would like to hear what other travelers have seen that are on the Hillman's list.

1. Colosseum of Rome (Rome)
2. St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican City)
3. Sistine Chapel (Vatican City)
4. Louvre Museum (Paris)
5. Canals of Venice (Venice)
6. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)
7. Pompeii (Pompeii)
8. Prague Old Town (Prague)
9. Uffizi Gallery (Florence)
10. St. Mark's Basilica (Venice)
11. Florence Cityscape (Florence)
12. Stonehenge (Amesbury)
13. New York Skyline (New York City)
14. Eiffel Tower (Paris)
15. British Museum (London)
16. Amalfi Drive

Hillman Wonders of the World that I’ve been to:

1) Pyramids of Egypt
2) The Great Wall of China
3) Taj Mahal
4) Grand Canyon
5) Great Barrier Reef
6) Angkor Wat
7) Karnak
8) Acropolis
9) Chichen Itza
10) Easter Island
11) Colosseum of Rome
12) St. Peter’s Basillica
13) Egyptian Museum
14) Valley of the Kings
15) Sistine Chapel
16) Pompeii
17) Amalfi Drive
18) Stonehenge
19) New York Skyline
20) Petronas Towers
21) Niagra Falls
22) San Francisco
23) Teotihuacan
24) Metropolitan Museum
25) British Museum
26) Terra Cotta Warriors
27) Forbidden City

How many have you seen? Check it out:

http://www.hillmanwonders.com/