North America Bucket List Experiences
Expand each section for a list of things I want to do and see in the different countries in North America.
Belize
- Dive in the Belize Barrier Reef and see the Great Blue Hole
- Visit the Caracol Mayan ruins in the Maya Mountains
- Relax on the beach in Caye Caulker
Canada
- Explore Niagara Falls in Ontario
- Go to the top of the CN Tower in Ontario
- Visit Dieu du Ciel Brewery in Quebec
- Explore Place Royale in Quebec
- Hike in Banff National Park in Alberta
- Go on a polar bear tour in Manitoba
Have already checked off:
- Explored Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC ✔
- Walked across the Capilano Bridge in Vancouver, BC ✔
- Ferried from Seattle to Victoria, BC ✔
- Climbed Mt. Doug in Victoria, BC ✔
- Explored the Butchart Gardens outside of Victoria, BC ✔
- Visited the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, BC ✔
Costa Rica
- Explore the rain forests of Costa Rica and spot wildlife
- Go zip lining
Cuba
- Visit Viñales National Park and tour a tobacco farm in Viñales Valley
- See the eclectic architecture of Havana
- Visit the Museum of the Revolution in Old Havana
- Eat moros y cristianos
El Salvdor
- Eat pupusas in Olocuilta
- Attend the Fireball Festival in Nejpa
Greenland
- Go cross-country skiing in the Arctic Circle
Guatemala
- Visit Lake Atitlan
- Climb the Acatenango Volcano
- Explore the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Tikal
- See the Santa Catalina Arch in Antigua
Jamaica
- Visit the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston
- Hike to Blue Mountain Peak in the Blue Mountains
Mexico
- Eat mole in Oaxaca
- Attend the Guelaguetza festival in Oaxaca
- Visit the Fireflies Sanctuary in Tlaxcala
- Explore the architecture in Puebla
- Visit the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico City
- Visit the Mayan pyramids of Chichen-Itza
Have already checked off:
- Rode a hot air balloon over the pyramids of Teotihuacan ✔
- Explored the Museo Nacional de Antropologia in Mexico City ✔
- Rode a trajinera through the floating gardens of Xochimilco ✔
- Walked through Chapultepec Park in Mexico City ✔
- Attended a Lucha Libre show in Mexico City ✔
- Explored Mercado de la Merced in Mexico City ✔
- Ate tacos, tortas and pastries and drank tequila in Mexico City ✔
Nicaragua
- Visit Lake Managua
- Hike in Masaya National Park
Panama
- Visit the Panama Canal
- Tour the San Blas Islands
- Tour a coffee plantation in Boquete
Trinidad and Tobago
- Experience the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival
United States of America
- Visit the Hemingway Home museum in Key West, Florida
- Explore Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida
- Visit the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina
- Brewery hop in Asheville, North Carolina
- Hike in the Appalachian Mountains
- Visit New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia
- Visit the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC
- Explore the Smithsonian museum complex in Washington, DC
- Explore Acadia National Park in Maine
- Tour Mackinac Island in Michigan
- Tour the French Quarter and see Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Hike in the Ozark Mountains
- Explore Badlands National Park in South Dakota
- Hike in Rocky Mountain National and explore Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado
- See the adobe structures in Taos, New Mexico
- Explore Zion National Park and Arches National Park in Utah
- Hike in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming
- Hike in Glacier National Park in Montana
- Visit Crater Lake National Park in Oregon
- Explore the Hoh Rainforest in Washington
- Hike through the Enchantments in Washington
- Climb Mt. Whitney in California
- Visit Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park, Redwoods National Park and Death Valley National Park in California
- Tour the volcanoes and see the black sand beach in Maui, Hawaii
- Visit Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona
- Explore Barrio Viejo in Tucson, Arizona
Have already checked off:
- See the architecture of Savannah, Georgia ✔
- Relax on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina ✔
- Visited Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld and Bush Gardens in Florida ✔
- Relaxed on beaches in the Gulf of Mexico in Florida ✔
- Saw alligators in the wild in Florida ✔
- Visited the World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta ✔
- Toured bourbon distilleries in Kentucky ✔
- Bet on horses at Keeneland in Kentucky ✔
- Visited the Top of the Rock, the Summit and the Highline in New York City ✔
- Explored the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Time Square and Central Park in New York City ✔
- Ate at the Smorgasbord Food Market and went thrifting in Brooklyn, New York ✔
- Saw a show at the Comedy Cellar in New York City ✔
- Attended the New York City Pride Parade ✔
- Walked through Millennium Park and saw the Bean in Chicago ✔
- Saw a musical and an improv comedy show in Chicago ✔
- Explored the Art Institute of Chicago ✔
- Tried deep dish pizza in Chicago ✔
- Rode horses at the Southfork Ranch in Dallas, Texas ✔
- Visited the Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas ✔
- Saw the pedestrian crossing in El Paso, Texas ✔
- Hiked in the Grand Canyon in Arizona ✔
- Explored pueblo ruins in Arizona ✔
- Visited the Las Vegas Strip, Old Vegas and the Neon Museum in Nevada ✔
- Visited Lake Tahoe in California ✔
- Hiked in Yosemite National Park and Joshua Tree National Park in California ✔
- Visited wineries in Napa, California ✔
- Biked across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco ✔
- Saw the Palace of Fine Arts, Fisherman’s Wharf, the Painted Ladies and Ghiradelli in San Francisco ✔
- Explored Golden Gate Park and Dolores Park in San Francisco ✔
- Road-tripped down the Pacific Coast Highway ✔
- Hiked along the coast of Big Sur and saw the Bixby Bridge in California ✔
- Relaxed in Palm Springs, California ✔
- Explored Santa Monica Beach and Venice Beach in California ✔
- Visited the Getty Center Museum in California ✔
- Hiked Runyon and Topanga Canyon in California ✔
- Toured Malibu Wines in California ✔
- Hiked to the Hollywood sign in California ✔
- Visited Hollywood Boulevard and the Walk of Fame ✔
- Went to the Melrose Trading Post at Fairfax High School in LA ✔
- Went to the top of the Space Needle and Columbia Tower in Seattle ✔
- Visited the Chihuly Gardens, Seattle Center, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Art Museum and Pike Place Market in Seattle ✔
- Saw the Fremont Troll and statue of Lenin in Seattle ✔
- Went on the Seattle underground tour ✔
- Visited Mt. Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park in Washington ✔
- Hiked in the Cascades Mountains in Washington ✔
- Visited the International Rose Test Garden and Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon ✔
- Bought a book from Powell’s Books in Portland ✔
- Brewery hopped in Portland ✔
- Ate at Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland ✔
- Visited Waimea Canyon in Kauai, Hawaii ✔
- Attended a Luau in Hawaii ✔
- Ate shave ice, kalua pulled pork and poke in Hawaii ✔