While reading this I stumbled onto another link that listed the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as well as a list of what they term as forgotten wonders. In case you are wondering I intend to try and visit all of them.
- Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt
- Angkor Wat in Cambodia
- The Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), Mexico
- The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippines
- Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
- The Colosseum in Rome, Italy
- The Great Wall of China
- The Inca city of Machu Picchu, Peru
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
- The Mayan Temples of Tikal in Northern Guatemala
- The Moai Statues in Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile
- Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, France
- The Throne Hall of Persepolis in Iran
- The Parthenon in Athens, Greece
- Petra, the rock-carved city in Jordan
- The Shwedagon Pagoda in Myanmar
- Stonehenge in England
- Taj Mahal in Agra, India
- The Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico
Natural Wonders
- Angel Falls in Venezuela
- The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada
- The Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA
- The Great Barrier Reef in Australia
- Iguaçú Falls in Brazil/Argentina
- Krakatoa Island in Indonesia
- Mount Everest in Nepal
- Mount Fuji in Japan
- Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
- Niagara Falls in Ontario (Canada) and New York State (USA)
- Paricutin Volcano in Mexico
- Victoria Falls in Zambia/Zimbabwe
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Jack's Shack says
Sadly I have only been to a couple of the wonders on both lists.
I have a lot of travelling to do.
kimananda says
Oh, my. I’ve only been to four of the man-made wonders (Collosseum, Great Wall, Mount St. Michel, Stonehenge), and none of the natural ones…I’d better get moving!
Which ones have you been to so far?