Nat Geo 100 world's most beautiful places: how many have you seen?

[glenn1]

Special issue of National Geographic has been on the newsstands lately. Here's the list, how many have you visited? I'm at 21 myself. .

01. Saguaro National Park, AZ USA
02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
03. Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
04. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
05. Torres del Paine, Chile
06. Tuscany, Italy
07. Olympic Peninsula National Park, WA USA
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
09. Mt McKinley, AK USA
10. Jetu Island (Cheju-do), South Korea
11. Taktshang Monastery, Bhutan
12. Bryce Canyon, UT USA
13. Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
14. Alpine National Park, VI Australia
15. Glacier National Park, MT USA
16. Jasper National Park, AB Canada
17. Killarney, Co. Kerry Ireland
18. ANnapurna Sanctuarcy, Nepal
19. Jotunhelmen National Park, Norway
20. Munnar, India
21. Cradle Mountain National Park, TZ Australia
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
23. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand
24. The Highlands, Scotland
25. Bali Rain Forest, Indonesia
26. Great Barrier Reef, QD Australia
27. Guilin, China
28. Na Pali (Kauai) coast, HI USA
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
31. Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
32. Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland
33. Zanzibar, Tanzania
34. Big Sur, CA USA
35. Amazon River, South America
36. Bays of Fires, TZ Australia
37. Loch Katrine, Scotland
38. Milford Sound, New Zealand
39. Great Blue Hole, Belieze
40. Okavango Delta, Botswana
41. Seychelles, Africa
42. Newfoundland, Canada
43. Iguacu National Park, Brazil
44. Lofoten Islands, Norway
45. Tahiti, French Polynesia
46. Kaikoura, New Zealand
47. The Lake District, England
48. Cathedral Cove, New Zealand
49. Okefenokee Swamp, GA USA
50. Cannon Beach, OR USA
51. Neuschwannstein Castle, Germany
52. Rome, Italy
53. Machu Picchu, Peru
54. Oxford, England
55. Sintra, Portugal
56. Savannah, GA USA
57. Bergen, Norway
58. Chichen Itza, Mexico
59. New York City, NY USA
60. Kyoto, Japan
61. Rostov Velikey, Russia
62. St. Petersburg, Russia
63. Great Wall of China, China
64. London, England
65. Santorini, Greece
66. Bagan, Myanmar
67. Seville, Spain
68. Istanbul, Turkey
69. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
70. Amsterdam, Netherlands
71. Petra, Jordan
72. Washington, D.C. USA
73. Cape Town, South Africa
74. Mesa Verde, CO USA
75. Paris, France
76. Artic Circle, Sweden
77. Devils Marbles, Australia
78. Badlands National Park, SD USA
79. Ice Sheets, Antarctica
80. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
81. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
82. Landmannalaugar, Iceland
83. Chocolate Hills, Phillipines
84. Sossuviei Dunes, Namibia
85. Racetrack Playa, CA USA
86. Emerald Lakes, Tongario National Park, New Zealand
87. Great Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Park, WY USA
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
89. Haleakala Crater, HI USA
90. Mojave Desert, USA
91. Northwest Passage, Canada
92. The Pinnincles, Namburg National Park, Australia
93. Oregon Lava Fields, OR USA
94. Simien Mountain National Park, Ethiopia
95. Lake Baikal, Russia
96. Socotra, Yemen
97. Sahara Desert, Africa
98. Mineral Forest, Pamukkale, Turkey
99. K2 Mountain, Pakistan
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

 

[KMFJD]

10 for me (mostly Oz/NZ)

 

[darkewaffle]

I'm surprised they went with Saguaro for number one. While a lovely place, I would have guessed someplace greener at the top.

 

[biostud]

19. Jotunhelmen National Park, Norway
24. The Highlands, Scotland
47. The Lake District, England
52. Rome, Italy
54. Oxford, England
64. London, England
75. Paris, France

After my vacation to the US I'll be able to cross some more of that list. Looks like US is the most beautiful country in the world

 

[Anubis]

4
NYC
Washington DC
London England
Savanah GA

and TBH 2 of those should not be on the list, NYC and WDC

 

[PenguinPower]

06. Tuscany, Italy
30. The Everglades, FL USA
41. Seychelles, Africa
49. Okefenokee Swamp, GA USA
52. Rome, Italy
54. Oxford, England
56. Savannah, GA USA
59. New York City, NY USA
60. Kyoto, Japan
64. London, England
72. Washington, D.C. USA

 

[blackdogdeek]

6

All were metropolitan (DC, NYC, LDN, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam)

 

[corwin]

That list is shit...DC, NY, Paris etc may have some beautiful landmarks and historical sites that are worthy of visiting but taken as a whole they are dirty and ugly

 

[ElFenix]

Special issue of National Geographic has been on the newsstands lately. Here's the list, how many have you visited? I'm at 21 myself. .

01. Saguaro National Park, AZ USA
02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
03. Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
07. Olympic Peninsula National Park, WA USA
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
34. Big Sur, CA USA
35. Amazon River, South America
53. Machu Picchu, Peru
54. Oxford, England
59. New York City, NY USA
64. London, England
65. Santorini, Greece
68. Istanbul, Turkey
70. Amsterdam, Netherlands
72. Washington, D.C. USA
75. Paris, France
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
90. Mojave Desert, USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

may have seen racetrack playa. pretty much all the stuff out west was when i was really young.

 

[Possessed Freak]

01. Saguaro National Park, AZ USA
06. Tuscany, Italy
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
49. Okefenokee Swamp, GA USA
52. Rome, Italy
56. Savannah, GA USA
59. New York City, NY USA
64. London, England
72. Washington, D.C. USA
75. Paris, France
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

Looks like 13

 

[Uppsala9496]

10 and 3 more if you count sitting in their international airport terminals waiting for connecting flights.
While i haven't seen Jotunheimen, Norway I did hike through Sylan, Norway. Can't imagine it is all that different.

 

[torpid]

8 or 9 depending on whether seeing the shoreline of Na Pali from a boat counts.

 

[jlarsson]

08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
12. Bryce Canyon, UT USA
15. Glacier National Park, MT USA
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
42. Newfoundland, Canada
59. New York City, NY USA
64. London, England
72. Washington, D.C. USA
87. Great Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Park, WY USA

10 for me.

Some oddities on the list. For instance, I thought Zion National Park (well, what I saw of it) was more visually striking than Bryce. I'm also surprised at the first two parks in this list, ranking over Yosemite.

22 should be "Autumn in New England, White Mountains, NH USA" ... although, I might be a bit biased on that one .

 

[Svnla]

I haven't been to Europe or Africa yet so I miss a bunch. I did a quick glance and I think I am at around 10 or so.

NYC and Washington DC are two of the most beatiful places? Interesting/cool place, yes. Most beautiful? Nope IMO. <scratching head>

 

[Bacstar]

02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
09. Mt McKinley, AK USA
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
34. Big Sur, CA USA
51. Neuschwannstein Castle, Germany
59. New York City, NY USA
72. Washington, D.C. USA
75. Paris, France
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
90. Mojave Desert, USA


For me so far...

 

[T9D]

Geez I've only been to like 4....

I've been to a lot of other beautiful places though. Realistically there should be like 10,000 more places on that list. This world is filled with gorgeous places.

 

[T9D]

Disney Land should be number 1

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

15.

02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
23. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand
26. Great Barrier Reef, QD Australia
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
38. Milford Sound, New Zealand
46. Kaikoura, New Zealand
48. Cathedral Cove, New Zealand
59. New York City, NY USA
63. Great Wall of China, China
72. Washington, D.C. USA
77. Devils Marbles, Australia
86. Emerald Lakes, Tongario National Park, New Zealand
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
90. Mojave Desert, USA

I've been to all the New Zealand ones. I don't think many of the cities should be on there. Certainly not Washington D.C. New York was really cool, but it was more of an atmosphere thing rather than it being "beautiful".

I personally think Milford Sound should be above Mt Cook. And Queenstown/Arrowtown should be on there somewhere.

 

[Uppsala9496]

No love for the Caribbean. Some very beautiful places there.

 

[corwin]

No love for the Caribbean. Some very beautiful places there.

+1

The Exumas are breathtakingly beautiful and nearly untouched...

 

[BladeVenom]

That list is shit...DC, NY, Paris etc may have some beautiful landmarks and historical sites that are worthy of visiting but taken as a whole they are dirty and ugly

I agree. Most big cities are ugly, dirty, noisy, and they smell bad.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

2

Big Sur - which is really beautiful

and NYC - which, like someone else had said, some parts are nice but as a whole it's pretty dirty like a larger DTLA.

 

[nickbits]

1
Do I win? Was 0 before 2010

 

[dud]

So many of these sites are in the USA ... I wonder the makeup of the group that tabulated this list???

 

[nickbits]

So many of these sites are in the USA ... I wonder the makeup of the group that tabulated this list???

Kind of like the show "North America" that is running on discovery right now, almost every place they visit is in the US. Almost nothing of Mexico.