101 Places

This our list of 101 (plus or minus a few) places or things we want to see or do in our lifetimes. This list is subject to change (very frequently, though amazingly it’s remained pretty much intact for a while now).

1. Build our own house.
2. Own a house.
3. Visit Disneyworld.
4. Leave Las Vegas.
5. Win BIG playing the slots.
6. Graduate from college.
7. Be debt free.
8. Buy the Castro’s a new car.
9. Get a second chin… a Japanese Chin that is.
10. Dip my feet in the great Salt Lake.
11. Go on a cruise.
12. Steal the Golden Spike at Promontory Point.
13. Go sailing.
14. Play at least nine holes of golf.
15. Buy a winning lottery ticket.
16. Bid at an auction.
17. Splunk the Cave of the Mounds.
18. Climb the 56 Steps of Lincoln.
19. Visit Graceland.
20. Stand at the top of the St. Louis Arch.
21. Eat an apple in Times Square.
22. Watch a Broadway show.
23. Click our heels in Kansas.
24. Visit Mesa Verde.
25. Take a picture from the Eiffel Tower.
26. Lean with the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
27. Share a kiss at Niagra Falls.
28. Eat Italian food amongst Italians … in Italy.
29. Run for the border (of Mexico).
30. Shop the Mall of America.
31. Wave at the Pope.
32. Visit Easter Island.
33. Get down under with the Australians.
34. Party at Mardi Gras.
35. Cheer at the Super Bowl.
36. Collect seashells at Sanibel Island.
37. Catch a fish.
38. See the President. *
39. Go camping.
40. Conquer the Alamo.
41. Swim with the fishes.
42. Stay up 24 hours.
43. Take a helicopter ride.
44. Sniff Jack Daniels in Tennessee.
45. Sample chocolates in Switzerland.
46. Savor the flavor of Dougs Bar-B-Que.
47. Stand in front of 1688 Calle Morelia.
48. Become a season ticket holder for the Milwaukee Admirals.
49. Tour the Smithsonian.*
50. Hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
51. Be at the southernmost part of the U.S.
52. Eat sushi.
53. Visit Canada.
54. Eat at the Anchorage.*
55. Backpack through Europe.*
56. Cross the Golden Gate Bridge.
57. Play at F.A.O. Schwartz.
58. Collect sand from the beaches of San Juan.
59. Have a maragarita in Mexico.
60. Spot the Great Pyramid.
61. Find serenity at Bok Tower.
62. Bienvenido a Miami.
63. Enjoy a luau in Hawaii.
64. Walk the Riverwalk.
65. Eat dinner at the Rio Rio.
66. Plant a garden.
67. Escape from Alcatraz.
68. Visit the Red Rooster.
69. Observe Arecibo Observatory. *
70. Do ourselves the favor of visiting the Most Favored nation of China.
71. Drink saki in Japan.
72. Visit the top of the Statue of Liberty.
73. Cross the Hoover Dam.
74. Renew our vows.
75. Make su casa, mi casa, at the Taos Pueblo … buy a black pot. (we went to Taos but did not get a black pot)
76. Eat lunch in Carlsbad Caverns.
77. Be abducted by aliens in Roswell, NM.
78. Listen to Big Ben.
79. Travel the Chunnel. (aka The Channel Tunnel)
80. Hover in a hovercraft.
81. Gush over Old Faithful.
82. Take the AmTrak somewhere … anywhere.
83. Have a treat with Dean & Deluca.
84. Adopt a child.
85. Take a gander at a 50 pound hamburger.
86. Visit all 50 states.
87. Find 1000 geocaches.
88. Get a thrill, at Blueberry Hill.
89. Lose weight, FOR GOOD!
90. Eat on the dock with the fisherman.
91. Have a successful business.
92. Own every movie that has won an Academy Award for Best Motion Picture.
93. Give at least 10% of our income to charity.
94. Go Sky High… and try not to die of a heart attack in the process.
95. Own at least 40 acres of land.
96. See the lighting of the Rockefeller tree.
97. Visit Chinatown… In Sydney.
98. Tour the mile high city.
99. Get a sugar rush!
100. Revel in the beauty  of the Taj Mahal.
101. Ski Santa Fe.

Honorable Mentions

• See all of the 7 wonders of the world.
• Sing Row Your Boat in Venice while in a gondola.