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

[Schfifty Five]

No pics of each place?

 

[zinfamous]

02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
06. Tuscany, Italy
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
09. Mt McKinley, AK USA
13. Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
34. Big Sur, CA USA
39. Great Blue Hole, Belieze (In ~2 months time; but I guess I won't be out in the sea)
52. Rome, Italy
56. Savannah, GA USA
59. New York City, NY USA
70. Amsterdam, Netherlands
72. Washington, D.C. USA
75. Paris, France
78. Badlands National Park, SD USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

01. Saguaro National Park, AZ USA
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
49. Okefenokee Swamp, GA USA
59. New York City, NY USA
72. Washington, D.C. USA
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA



what, no Niagara Falls?? Wow.

 

[OlafSicky]

01. Saguaro National Park, AZ USA
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
49. Okefenokee Swamp, GA USA
59. New York City, NY USA
72. Washington, D.C. USA
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA



what, no Niagara Falls?? Wow.

Dude yo serious No Falls ????

 

[MixMasterTang]

28 of them:

02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
03. Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
06. Tuscany, Italy
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
14. Alpine National Park, VI Australia
17. Killarney, Co. Kerry Ireland
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
26. Great Barrier Reef, QD Australia
28. Na Pali (Kauai) coast, HI USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
32. Cliffs of Moher, Co. Clare, Ireland
34. Big Sur, CA USA
42. Newfoundland, Canada
49. Okefenokee Swamp, GA USA
52. Rome, Italy
56. Savannah, GA USA
59. New York City, NY USA
64. London, England
67. Seville, Spain
69. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
70. Amsterdam, Netherlands
72. Washington, D.C. USA
74. Mesa Verde, CO USA
75. Paris, France
78. Badlands National Park, SD USA
87. Great Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Park, WY USA
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

 

[IronWing]

01. Saguaro National Park, AZ USA <= live next door
12. Bryce Canyon, UT USA
34. Big Sur, CA USA
50. Cannon Beach, OR USA
64. London, England <= interesting but not particularly pretty
72. Washington, D.C. USA <= not pretty
73. Cape Town, South Africa
74. Mesa Verde, CO USA
78. Badlands National Park, SD USA <= one of the neatest places I've been
87. Great Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Park, WY USA
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
90. Mojave Desert, USA
93. Oregon Lava Fields, OR USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

 

[Markbnj]

15, but that list seems a little silly to me. "Autumn in New England" is a time, not a place, and New England is too large to be among the most "beautiful places." Parts of it aren't beautiful at all. Ditto with entries like "New York," and "Washington, DC."

 

[dainthomas]

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. .

02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
07. Olympic Peninsula National Park, WA USA
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
78. Badlands National Park, SD USA
93. Oregon Lava Fields, OR USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

Been to these. Don't know how beautiful the prairies are. I'd think NG could have come up with a more complete list.

 

[corwin]

Don't know how beautiful the prairies are.

God I missed that

The prairies are mind numbingly dull and boring...anyone who's driven across western Kansas can attest to that

 

[Fern]

18 or so.

Fern

 

[Broheim]

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

this.

NYC is crowded, filthy and polluted. An iconic city, but not beautiful.

I've never been to Washington DC but isn't that place mostly a ghetto

 

[Wreckem]

0 on that list.

 

[Wreckem]

this.

NYC is crowded, filthy and polluted. An iconic city, but not beautiful.

I've never been to Washington DC but isn't that place mostly a ghetto

They are probably talking about the portion that most think of when they think of DC(foggy bottom, capital area, national parks/monuments etc)

 

[olds]

Only 7

100. The Praries, Midwest USA
90. Mojave Desert, USA
51. Neuschwannstein Castle, Germany
34. Big Sur, CA USA
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
02. Redwood National Park, CA USA

 

[thraashman]

Really, 26 of the listed places are in the US? I mean sure we got some neat stuff here and a large land area, but more than a quarter of the most beautiful places are in the US? That's a bit hard to swallow.

 

[Midwayman]

24- I got more traveling to do I guess.


05. Torres del Paine, Chile
07. Olympic Peninsula National Park, WA USA
24. The Highlands, Scotland
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
35. Amazon River, South America
43. Iguacu National Park, Brazil
45. Tahiti, French Polynesia
50. Cannon Beach, OR USA
53. Machu Picchu, Peru
60. Kyoto, Japan
62. St. Petersburg, Russia
63. Great Wall of China, China
64. London, England
67. Seville, Spain
68. Istanbul, Turkey
69. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
70. Amsterdam, Netherlands
72. Washington, D.C. USA
87. Great Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Park, WY USA
91. Northwest Passage, Canada
93. Oregon Lava Fields, OR USA
97. Sahara Desert, Africa
98. Mineral Forest, Pamukkale, Turkey
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I've been to Hoboken New Jersey, how did that not make the list?

 

[khon]

06. Tuscany, Italy
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
12. Bryce Canyon, UT USA
23. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, New Zealand
26. Great Barrier Reef, QD Australia
33. Zanzibar, Tanzania
38. Milford Sound, New Zealand
43. Iguacu National Park, Brazil
52. Rome, Italy
59. New York City, NY USA
64. London, England
65. Santorini, Greece
70. Amsterdam, Netherlands
75. Paris, France
80. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
81. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA

17 for me so, not so bad I guess, but still a long way to go.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Really, 26 of the listed places are in the US? I mean sure we got some neat stuff here and a large land area, but more than a quarter of the most beautiful places are in the US? That's a bit hard to swallow.

Well we do have one of the best national parks systems in the world with more protected land that anywhere else.

 

[jagec]

02. Redwood National Park, CA USA
03. Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
07. Olympic Peninsula National Park, WA USA
08. Yosemite National Park, CA USA
12. Bryce Canyon, UT USA
15. Glacier National Park, MT USA
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
29. Crater Lake, OR USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
34. Big Sur, CA USA
35. Amazon River, South America
52. Rome, Italy
59. New York City, NY USA
64. London, England
65. Santorini, Greece
68. Istanbul, Turkey
72. Washington, D.C. USA
74. Mesa Verde, CO USA
75. Paris, France
78. Badlands National Park, SD USA
81. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
87. Great Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Park, WY USA
88. Grand Canyon, AZ USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA

Awful list, BTW. I suppose that beauty is subjective, but damn.

 

[Sa7aN]

once i saw the grand canyon was 88th and cities were listed above it, i lost respect for the entire list

 

[Bacstar]

World is an awfully big place. I could probably think of a 100 places just driving down to Seward from Anchorage. I wonder how they went about choosing the 100 for this list.

 

[D1gger]

07. Olympic Peninsula National Park, WA USA
15. Glacier National Park, MT USA
16. Jasper National Park, AB Canada
22. Autumn in New England, VT USA
28. Na Pali (Kauai) coast, HI USA
30. The Everglades, FL USA
70. Amsterdam, Netherlands
72. Washington, D.C. USA
78. Badlands National Park, SD USA
87. Great Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone Park, WY USA
89. Haleakala Crater, HI USA
100. The Praries, Midwest USA


Looks like an even dozen.

 

[raasco]

I've only seen 5, but the Midwest Prairies....really? I'm glad Isle Royale NP isn't on the list, more peace and quiet for me.

 

[gevorg]

Really, 26 of the listed places are in the US? I mean sure we got some neat stuff here and a large land area, but more than a quarter of the most beautiful places are in the US? That's a bit hard to swallow.

The key word is "National Geographic", obviously their choices will be biased in favor of USA.