WHAT'S ON YOUR BUCKET LIST? HOW MANY OF YOUR IDEAS ARE LISTED HERE?

What is a bucket list? The easy answer is a list of things to do before you die. But it is a lot more. See hundreds of ideas and add your own to our bucket list.

 

Learn how making a bucket list can tell a lot about yourself and the importance of going through the process or making your own list. 

Here are some favorite bucket list ideas to start your search. They range from common to extreme and everything in between.

 

So, what is a Bucket List anyway? The short answer ...it is a list of things you want to do before you "KICK THE BUCKET".

What is the importance of making a bucket list?

One possibility is that it makes you sit down and reflect on your life. After years of taking care of others either in the work force to bring home a check to support the family or being the parent responsible for raising the children, most of us haven't had the chance to actually sit down and take stock of what we have accomplished and what we would still like to do before we "kick the bucket"....hence the term.Bucket List Ideas

Retirement life is the time to make a list or check off your "always wanted to do that" items. Make it fun, or make it reflective the choice is yours.

BUCKET LIST FAVORITES 

We're not going to beat around the bush and make you click page after page for our picks.

Some ideas here are outrageously exotic, some are simple things you can do right where you live or close-by. How many of them are on your list? 

 

 

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Ride a Dirt Bike in the red deserts around Moab (a great place for Adventure Sports)

 

RUN A 5 K

RUN A 10 K

WALK ACROSS THE SIMPSON DESERT IN AUSTRALIA 

CANOE DOWN THE SNAKE RIVER STARTING IN ISLAND PARK, ID

GO KAYAKING DOWN A RIVER

LEARN TO SAIL

PARTICIPATE IN A BOAT RACE (A REGATTA)
 

SKY DIVING
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SCUBA DIVE ON A CORAL REEF.
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RIDE A BULL
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VISIT ALL U.S. NATIONAL PARKS
 
BIKE THROUGH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC'S  10 Best Bike Trails in the World.
 
RIDE A BIKE IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE
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GO TO CHINA
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TAKE A CRUISE
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GO INTO SPACE
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SWIM NAKED IN THE CARRIBEAN OCEAN


 

HUNT FOR ALLIGATORS

JOIN A BOWLING LEAGUE, AND MAKE A STRIKE

DESCEND INTO BRYCE NATIONAL PARK, UT ON HORSEBACK

SKI THE ALPS

SKI THE ANDES

SKI ST. MORITZ

GO SNOWMOBILING IN YELLOWSTONE

SWIM IN ALL OF THE GREAT LAKES

BECOME A BLACK BELT IN KARATE

SWIM WITH DOLPHINS AND SEA TURTLES IN HAWAII
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TAKE A RIDE-ALONG WITH FIGHTER PILOT  (or be one yourself on a flight simulator)
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VISIT AREA 51 OUTSIDE LAS VEGAS
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ATTEND A SUPER BOWL
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VISIT NEPAL
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BATHE IN THE GANGES RIVER DURING THE PURNA KUMBH MELA
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ATTEND A SUMMER TRAINING CAMP FOR BASEBALL
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DRIVE ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN A CONVERTIBLE
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PERFORM IN A ROCK BAND FOR A DAY...Find a fantacy camp for rock stars and feel what it's like to be on stage singing in front of fans!
 
COMPOSE A SONG
 
LEARN TO YODEL 
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MEET A ROCK STAR or your favorite MOVIE STAR
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BE IN A MOVIE (it's easy, just sign up with an extras casting agency and wait for your close-up)
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FIND SOME TREASURE
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SHOOT THE RAPIDS
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SEE THE TREVI FOUNTAIN IN ROME

You have plenty of time to make a list after retirement and check off your "always wanted to do that before I kick the bucket" items. 


TAKE PART IN A CIVIL WAR REINACTMENT

FLOAT IN THE DEAD SEA (KEEP YOUR BATHING SUIT ON) 

LEARN HOW TO FENCE

LEARN ARCHERY

SPAR WITH A PRO BOXER

LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE WELL ENOUGH TO CONVERSE

LEARN THE LANGUAGE YOUR GRANDPARENTS /GREAT GRANDPARENTS SPOKE

GO TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND TEACH ENGLISH FOR A YEAR 

ATTEND AN OKTOBERFEST AND DRINK BEER

GO ON A TOBOGGAN RIDE IN GRINWALD, VIA BUSSALP

GO WINDSURFING IN CENTRAL AMERICA

PLAY GOLF AT PEBBLE BEACH

LEARN TO PLAY RACQUET BALL

LEARN TO FLY FISH ON THE FAMOUS HENRY'S FORK OF THE SNAKE RIVER

FISH ALASKA FOR SILVER SALMON

LEARN HOW TO FENCE

LEARN ARCHERY

SPAR WITH A PRO BOXER

LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE WELL ENOUGH TO CONVERSE

LEARN THE LANGUAGE YOUR GRANDPARENTS /GREAT GRANDPARENTS SPOKE

GO TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND TEACH ENGLISH FOR A YEAR 

ATTEND AN OKTOBERFEST AND DRINK BEER

GO ON A TOBOGGAN RIDE IN GRINWALD, VIA BUSSALP

GO WINDSURFING IN CENTRAL AMERICA

PLAY GOLF AT PEBBLE BEACH

LEARN TO PLAY RACQUET BALL

LEARN TO FLY FISH ON THE FAMOUS HENRY'S FORK OF THE SNAKE RIVER

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30 MORE BUCKET LIST IDEAS


Whether you want to be a professional athlete for a day, or visit Italy, take some of these ideas, or send in some of your own ideas for a bucket list.