Best Bucket List Ideas To Live Life Fully

Last updated Jan 22, 2024

These bucket list ideas will start you on a path to realizing your dreams. Use them to spark your imagination and come up with your own unique bucket list.

Grab ahold of life and squeeze the most out of it!

Travel bucket list ideas

Travel destinations are a popular choice for many people’s bucket lists. Many choose an exotic or legendary locale. Others will add countries to their list where travel has been challenging for geopolitical reasons (Cuba or China, for example). Check out this list of ideas for your next bucket list trip.

Visit all 50 states in the U.S.

Visit all 7 continents (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).

See Paris—see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre.

Visit Italy—ride a gondola in Venice.

Take a trip to Stonehenge in England.

Visit the Old City of Jerusalem in Isreal.

Trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

Snorkel/scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef.

Hike along the Great Wall of China.

Visit the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Celebrate at Brazil’s Carnival.

Hike the Appalachian Trail.

Run with the bulls in Pamplona Spain.

Attend St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin Ireland.

Go on a road trip: Route 66.

Go on a bike trip: Portland to Portland.

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Adventure bucket list ideas

Here are some ideas for those that prefer to push the limits of possibility and feel the rush of adrenaline that goes with it. Set your goal and achieve your dream. Cross it off the bucket list and move on to your next goal.

Watch a meteor shower.

Climb a mountain or volcano.

Swim with the dolphins, sharks, or manatees.

See the northern lights.

See the solar eclipse.

Go dog sledding.

Try an extreme sport:

Paragliding
Bungee jumping
Ziplining
Hang gliding
Sky diving
White water rafting

Fly in a hot air balloon.

Go deep-sea scuba diving.

Explore a cave.

Get a tattoo.

Food bucket list ideas

Break out of your day-to-day eating habits and give a few of these foods a try. These delicacies are well worth sampling and crossing off your bucket list!

Black Truffles.

Escargot.

Boil a live lobster.

Raw oysters.

Giving bucket list ideas

You may find that giving of yourself, your time or your money may bring the most satisfaction of all the items on your bucket list. Baby Boomers and Millennials are volunteering their time and talents in big ways. Here are some of the charitable activities you may want to add to your list.

Volunteer:

Hospice care
Homeless shelter
Habitat for Humanity
Pet shelter

Make a difference in someone’s life:

Give your help/time/money to someone who needs it.
Show kindness without expecting anything in return.
Thank a teacher/mentor from your past.
Tell someone you love them. Let them know how much they mean to you.
Forgive someone.

Give a meaningful toast. Check out this list of popular toasts for inspiration.

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”

– Booker T. Washington

Personal achievement bucket list ideas

Changing who you are is never easy. These bucket list ideas involve changes within yourself and achievements you can strive for personally. Remember its always easier to achieve your goals by teaming up with people and friends who share your interest.

Pursue your passion without distraction or excuses.

Get in shape—achieve your ideal weight by healthy eating and working out.