bucket list ideas

Creating a bucket list is an amazing way of putting your dreams into writing and motivates you to start living your life to the fullest! However, it can be hard to find bucket list ideas, therefore, I have created this list to help you figure out what is important to you.

Anything goes on your bucket list… It’s unique to you! Therefore, nothing’s too big or small to add. However, I’ve created a list of ideas and inspiration if you’re struggling with what to include on your list, but it’s all adaptable to your own dreams.

Read my article 10 Ways a Bucket List Will Improve Your Life for more information on how a bucket list will change your life!

Additionally, I’ve split the list into different categories so it will be easy for you to find what you’re looking for or need more inspiration on what to include on your bucket list!

Travel Bucket List Ideas

  1. Backpack through Europe
  2. Take a trip alone
  3. Go to the airport and buy a same-day ticket to wherever
  4. Go on an African safari
  5. Visit all seven continents
  6. See the Dead Sea
  7. See the River Nile
  8. Visit Antarctica
  9. See Hadrian’s Wall 
  10. Explore the Glowworm Caves in New Zealand
  11. See the Canals of Amsterdam
  12. See the Grand Canyon
  13. Visit Angkor Wat
  14. See the Northern lights
  15. Go to Disneyland
  16. Do Route 66
  17. See Pandas in Chengdu
  18. Road trip through the Scottish Highlands
  19. Visit the Berlin Wall
  20. See Ground Zero in New York
  21. See Niagara Falls
  22. Visit Stonehenge
  23. Explore the Valley of the Kings
  24. Travel to Brazil during Carnival
  25. Go to a vineyard
  26. See the pyramids
  27. Go to the Sydney Opera House
  28. Walk on the Golden Gate Bridge
  29. See the White House
  30. Visit Versailles
  31. Go  on a boat through the Alligator Swamps in Florida
  32. Visit the Summer Palace in China
  33. See the Statue of Liberty
  34. See the Sensoji Temple
  35. Visit the Forbidden City
  36. See the Leaning Tower of Pisa
  37. Great Wall of China
  38. Great Barrier Reef
  39. Go to Oktoberfest
  40. Go on the Orient Express
  41. Visit an African tribe
  42. Walk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  43. See the Hollywood sign
  44. Eat weird street food in China
  45. Visit the Acropolis of Athens
  46. Go to the Colosseum
  47. Visit Hagia Sophia
  48. Go to Times Square
  49. Visit the Black Forest in Germany
  50. Go on a cruise

More Travelling Ideas

  1. Visit Bourbon Street in New Orleans
  2. See Buckingham Palace
  3. Visit London’s Warner Bros Studio
  4. See Big Ben
  5. Visit the Red Square in Moscow
  6. Go on a road trip
  7. Stay in an underwater hotel
  8. Hike on Rainbow Mountain
  9. Drinks on a rooftop bar
  10. Sail on Ha Long Bay
  11. See the Potala Palace
  12. Go to a performance on Broadway
  13. See a Vegas show
  14. Visit Easter Island
  15. See the wonders of the world
  16. View the Great Sphinx
  17. See the Eiffel Tower
  18. See the Milan Cathedral
  19. Spend New Year’s Eve in New York
  20. Drink Guinness in Ireland
  21. Explore Petra
  22. Hike the Stairway to Heaven
  23. Visit the Temples of Bagan
  24. Visit Chichen Itza
  25. See Mount Rushmore
  26. Visit Pompeii
  27. See Machu Picchu
  28. Visit the Taj Mahal
  29. Go to the British Museum
  30. Visit Dracula’s Castle
  31. Visit the Moulin Rouge
  32. See the Sistine Chapel
  33. Visit the Sahara Desert
  34. Visit Cape Town
  35. See Christ the Redeemer
  36. Look for the Loch Ness monster
  37. Visit Notre Dame
  38. Visit the Vatican
  39. Hike through the Antelope Canyon
  40. Discover the Amazon Rainforest
  41. Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
  42. Reach Mount Everest’s summit
  43. Climb Mount Fuji
  44. Trek through the Himalayas
  45. Go on the London Eye
  46. Visit the Louvre Museum
  47. Visit the Blue Lagoon in Iceland

Activities

  • Fly in a hot air balloon
  • Go snorkelling
  • Try white-water rafting
  • Ride in a gondola
  • Try archery
  • Go snowboarding
  • Learn to ski
  • Go glass blowing
  • Swim with turtles
  • Learn to surf
  • Learn Karate
  • Shoot a gun
  • Try zorbing
  • Bathe in waterfalls
  • Go scuba diving
  • Swim with dolphins
  • Climb a mountain
  • Skydiving
  • Jet-skiing
  • Sleigh ride
  • Play volleyball
  • Paintballing
  • Paragliding
  • Go trampolining
  • Skinny dipping
  • Ziplining
  • Go rock climbing
  • Try canyoning
  • Try paddle boarding
  • Whale watching
  • Quad-biking
  • Go-karting
  • Go to see a sport
  • Try yoga
  • Go to an ice bar
  • Play a game of croquet
  • Helicopter ride
  • Fly a plane
  • Go mountain biking
  • Try skateboarding
  • Be an extra for a film or television programme
  • Go kayaking
  • Bungee jumping

Life Goals for Your Bucket List Ideas

  1. Learn how to drive a car
  2. Move out of your parents’ house
  3. Go on holiday with friends
  4. Get married
  5. Get engaged
  6. Become a parent
  7. Clear debts
  8. Graduate
  9. Get your dream job
  10. Buy your first home
  11. Own the car of your dreams
  12. Start own business
  13. Run a marathon
  14. Meet your idle
  15. Break a bad habit
  16. Write a novel
  17. Face a fear
  18. Fly first class
  19. Get a tattoo
  20. Live in a different country for a year
  21. Own a holiday home
  22. Own a bar/restaurant

Smaller Goals

  1. See a sunrise and sunset
  2. Host a dinner party
  3. Have a picnic
  4. Sleep underneath the stars
  5. Go to an observatory
  6. Watch a meteor shower
  7. Play games in the park
  8. Go to an aquarium 
  9. Read a book
  10. Bonfire on the beach
  11. Build a sandcastle
  12. Visit a National Park
  13. Become an organ donor
  14. Go to a planetarium
  15. Buy a homeless person a meal
  16. Help an elderly person
  17. Random act of kindness
  18. Murder mystery dinner
  19. Go to a festival
  20. Play a card game
  21. Go to the opera
  22. Go to a comedy club
  23. Try a new look
  24. Fly a kite
  25. Try a new food
  26. Go camping
  27. Go bird watching
  28. Join a fitness class
  29. Volunteer
  30. Go to a water park
  31. Partake in a cooking class
  32. Go for a spa day
  33. Cook something new once a week
  34. Try meditation
  35. Try a food you’ve always wanted to
  36. Go on a pub crawl
  37. Have a bonfire
  38. Star gaze
  39. Visit a museum
  40. See a theatre performance
  41. Go bowling
  42. Have a trip to the cinema
  43. Go for a meal by yourself
  44. Spend a couple of days without social media
  45. Be a tourist in your city
  46. Scavenger hunt
  47. Karaoke
  48. See fireworks
  49. Drive-in movie
  50. Go sailing

More Small Bucket List Ideas

  1. Go on a hike
  2. Grow your own vegetables or herbs
  3. Go to a concert
  4. Have fun at a fair
  5. Go fishing
  6. Watch an eclipse
  7. Try origami
  8. Be an audience member for a television show
  9. Go to a food or beer festival
  10. Have a fancy dress party
  11. Go cocktail making
  12. Try wine tasting
  13. Go somewhere new
  14. Try baking
  15. Go to a fortune teller
  16. Try sushi
  17. Go Christmas carolling
  18. Have a movie marathon
  19. Make cocktails
  20. Go to the zoo
  21. Play mini golf
  22. Go to an arcade
  23. Visit a theme park
  24. Have a day at the beach
  25. Host a party
  26. Feed the birds
  27. Try painting
  28. Listen to a new band/artist every week
  29. Solve a Rubik’s Cube
  30. Pick berries

Bucket List Ideas: Learning Goals

  • Learn another language
  • Learn sign language
  • Play an instrument
  • Learn a card trick
  • Learn how to juggle
  • Take a dance class
  • Learn how to cook your favourite meal
  • Experience how to play chess
  • Learn how to knit or sew

Summary

Bucket list ideas are important to keep at the forefront of your mind. Therefore, more often than not, people forget that our time alive is limited. So, it’s vital that you experience everything you want to do in this life before it’s too late.

Therefore, creating a list with your bucket list ideas will enable you to focus on what is truly important you you. Furthermore, it will help you to see where you should be focusing your time and energy.

Remember, you don’t want to wake up one day with regrets about all the things you could have done but never achieved in your life. Therefore, spend your time working toward ticking things off your bucket list to live a fulfilled life.

So, go over these bucket list ideas regularly and make it a challenge to decide which one you want to tick off next. You make time for what is important in your life, so start prioritising your happiness.

So, follow my challenge on Instagram for small daily tasks that will improve your life, more tips and motivation! Furthermore, you will find daily inspiration to reach your goals. Also, my affirmation section has plently of motivating inspiration to create a positive mindset. Moreover, my journal prompts section will enable you to get to the root cause of your lack of action with your goals. So, explore my other pages today to reach your full potential.

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