There's a great show on the Discovery Channel (or HD Theater, whatever you call it) called 1,000 places to see before you die. I am pretty sure it's based off of the book of the same name. And while most of those places to see are amazing, that's a lot of different places to go.

Luckily, the Smithsonian has condensed the list quite a bit to a "Life List" of 28 places to see. A very good read with many places that I would love to go - including Machu Picchu - can't really describe why this is highest on my list at the current time, but I saw it on 1,000 places to see before you die and it looked absolutely amazing and breathtaking.

URL: Smithsonian Magazine | Travel | The Life List