105 Bucket List Ideas: Things to Do Before You Die

There will be a moment when we realize life could suddenly end. So before we get to the finish line of life, what would you like to have achieved? What are the things you would love to do but were just too preoccupied, too tired, too depressed, or too busy to get to?

What if we can be fearless and go do the things we love?

What if we could dream more extensively than we ever had and do more than we could ever do?

Just because pain and suffering physically can’t stop people from living their lives to the fullest.

Sometimes, it’s good to set aside time to think about the things you would like to achieve, experience, and experience throughout your life.

This bucket list helps us connect more deeply to the world and the people around us. It includes exploring the world more deeply by traveling or nearby outdoor adventures, cultural experiences, personal development goals, food and drink adventures, relationship goals, and other miscellaneous adventures.

In this article, we will expand your horizons and bucket list by exploring 105 inspiring ideas to do before any dies.

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Travel Adventures

Traveling can be crucial for someone to consider achieving before someone dies. Places to travel to and things to do can include an island, a road trip across the coasts, visiting famous landmarks worldwide, and visiting renowned museums and galleries worldwide.

Look through the list, and highlight any places you would like to visit before you die.

Outdoor Adventures

Some people want to experience outdoor adventures before they die. Here’s a list of outdoor adventure ideas to do before you die.

The outdoor adventures on this list range from backpacking, hiking and climbing, camping, sailing and parasailing, diving, boating, canoeing, and rafting to going to Antarctica and midnight ghost hunting.

I remember going on a four-day backpack trip in the Rocky Mountains in college. Although the trails are rocky and uneven, the road is long and tiring, the camping experience and the view from the top of the mountain are breathtaking and make the walking worthwhile.

Highlight the items below to include in your bucket list for outdoor adventures before you die.

Travel to an island

Traveling to an island is always a fun experience. I have traveled to Hawaii and Fiji and lived in Taiwan as a kid. Traveling to an island can be enjoyable and relaxing. I remember the sudden rain on an island, the Ukelele, or local ceremonies. Below are the islands to travel to before the end of our lives.

Road trip across the coasts – Famous and beautiful coasts

Great Ocean Road, Australia
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Big Sur, California

Cinque Terre, Italy
Napali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland

Raja Ampat, Indonesia
New Brunswick, Canada
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Dalmatian Coast, Croatia
Cap de Formentor, Spain
Anse Source d’Argent, Seychelles

Praia Dona Ana, Portugal
Lofoten Islands, Norway
Canon Beach, Oregon, United States

Malabar Coast, India
Turquoise Coast, Turkey
Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Iceland

Skeleton Coast, Namibia
Cliffs of Moher, Republic of Ireland
Nā Pali Coast, Kauaʻi, Hawaii, United States

Garden Route, South Africa
Big Sur, California, United States
Amalfi Coast, Italy

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand
The Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Visit famous landmarks around the world
Angkor Wat: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Sydney Opera House: Sydney

Eiffel Tower: Paris
Taj Mahal: Agra, India
Machu Picchu: Peru

The Great Wall of China: China
Mount Rushmore National Memorial: Keystone, South Dakota
Mont-Saint-Michel: Normandy, France

The Acropolis: Athens, Greece
The Brandenburg Gate: Berlin
Easter Island: Chile

Golden Gate Bridge: San Francisco
Neuschwanstein Castle: Schwangau, Germany
Leaning Tower of Pisa: Pisa, Italy

The Great Pyramid of Giza: Giza, Egypt
Victoria Falls: Zimbabwe and Zambia
Buckingham Palace: London

Basilica de la Sagrada Familia: Barcelona, Spain
Christ the Redeemer: Rio de Janeiro
Blue Mosque: Istanbul

The Colosseum: Rome
The Grand Palace: Bangkok
Statue of Liberty: New York City

Petra: Wadi Musa, Jordan
Ha Long Bay: Ha Long, Vietnam
Stonehenge: Salisbury, England

Blue Domes of Oia: Santorini, Greece
Mount Fuji: Honshu, Japan
Potala Palace: Lhasa, Tibet

Lake Louise: Banff National Park, Canada
Grand Canyon: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Uyuni Salt Flats: Bolivia

Famous museums and galleries around the world

The Louvre, Paris
Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul
Acropolis Museum, Athens

National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC
Museum of Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Xi’an
State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Tate Modern, London
Prado, Madrid

Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City
Jewish Museum, Berlin
Getty Center, Los Angeles

MALBA, Buenos Aires
Apartheid Museum, Johannesburg
Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan

Instituto Inhotim, Brumadinho
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Louisiana, Copenhagen

Backpacking

Across Europe
Across South America

Across the Himalayas
Appalachian Trail
South East Asia

Camino De Santiago
Through Hells Canyon
Through Wallowa National Forest

Through Australia
Through New Zealand
Cross Country on a Train

Cross the Australian Outback

Hiking and climbing

Descend the Banaue Rice Terraces

A part of the Pacific Coast Trail
A Volcano
Algonquin (5114 Ft)

14Ers in Colorado
Arches National Park, Utah
Around a Volcano

At Machu Picchu
Basin (4827 Ft)
Bay Ridge Trail

Big Sur
Colden
Dix

Down a Waterfall
For five miles
Giant Mountain (4627 Ft)

Gothics Moutain (4736 Ft)
Gray Mountain (4840 Ft)
In Alaska and Kiss Under the Northern Lights

Death Valley
Gros Morne National Park
Nepal

Grand Canyon
Yosemite National Park
Machu Picchu
Marcy (5344 Ft)
Mason-Dixon Trail
Mont Blanc
Mount Doom
Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa
Nippletop Mountain (4620 Ft)
Glacier
Part of the Appalachian Trail
Redfield Mountain (4606 Ft)
Rockies Mountain
Santanoni Mountain (4607 Ft)
Skylight Mountain (4926 Ft)
The American Discovery Trail (6,800 miles)
Appalachian Trail (2,000 miles)
The Blue Mountains of Australia
The Buckeye Trail (1,400 miles)
The Camino Trail in Spain (500 miles)
The Chilkoot Trail in Alaksa (30 miles)
The Coast to Coast Path in England (192 miles)
Coastal Trail in Pukaskwa
Continental Divide Trail (3,100 miles)
The Dobson Trail in Canada
The Entire Allegheny Trail (330 miles)
The Entire Arizona Trail (800 miles)
The Entire Avon Trail (110 km)
The Entire Benton Mackaye Trail (300 miles)
The Entire Bruce Trail (900 km)
The Entire Cape to Cape Trail in Ns (135 km)
The Entire Cohos Trail (170 miles)
The Entire Colorado Trail (485 miles)
The Entire East Coast Trail
The Entire Florida Trail (1,300 miles)
The Entire Ganaraska Trail (500 km)
The Entire Grand Enchantment Trail (770 miles)
The Entire Great Eastern Trail (1,600 miles)
The Entire Hayduke Trail (800 miles)
The Entire Ice Age Trail (1,000 miles)
The Entire John Muir Trail (200 miles)
The Entire Juan De Fuca Marine Trail (47 miles) in British Columbia
The Entire Lone Star Hiking Trail (100 miles)
The Entire Oak Ridges Moraine Trail (280 km)
The Entire Pacific Northwest Trail (1,200 miles)
The Entire Rideau Trail (300 km)
The Entire Sentier De L’Etoile (144 kms)
The Entire Set of Guelph Hiking Club Trials (80 km)
The Entire Sky Islands Traverse (500 miles)
The Entire Thames Valley Trail (100 km)
The Entire Voyageur Trail (700 km)
The Fundy Footpath (41 km)
The Great Eastern Trail (1,800 miles)
The Great Range Traverse in the Adirondacks (25 miles)
The Highlands of Scotland
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (26 miles)
The Jungle Trail to Machu Picchu
The Kalalau Trail in Hawaii (22 miles)
The Koko Trail in Hawaii
The LA Cloche Trail (80 km)
The Lake Superior Hiking Trail (300 miles)
The Long Path North Trail (350 miles)
The Long Range Traverse in Gros Morne
The Long Trail (270 miles)
The Lost Coast Trail (25 miles)
The Maitland Trail (50 km)
The Napali Coast in Hawaii
The North Rim Traverse in Gros Morne (35 km)
The Outport Trail in Terra Nova (20 km)
The Pacific Crest Trail (2,650 miles)
The Swiss Alps
The Tahoe Rim Trail (170 miles)
The W at Torres Del Paine
Through a Rain Forest
Through the Himalayas
Through the Tepuis and Mount Roraima in Venezuela
Through the Wilderness
To Fragrance Lake
To Hollywood Sign
To Lake Serene
To Mt Everest Base Camp
To Raymond Lake
To Takstang Monastery Near Paro, in Bhutan
To the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
To the North Pole
To Upper Yosemite Falls
Up a Mountain to a Bridge and Bungee Jump Off
Up Half Dome in Yosemite
Up Zion Narrows
Whiteface (4867 Ft)

Camping

On top of a mountain
At the Grand Canyon
At the Park
In a Yurt
In an African Village
In the Backyard
In Yellowstone National Park
In Yosemite Backcountry
On an Island
Out in the Sahara Desert
Out in the Wilds
Overnight in the Wilderness
Under the Northern Lights
Campervan Coast Trip
And watch the Moonlight
At Litchfield National Park in Australia
In the Outback
In Yosemite
With your loved ones or your best friends

Sailing and parasailing

Cross the Atlantic Ocean
Around Australia
Across the World
Around the Caribbean Sea
Down the River Thames
Down the Yangtze River
From France to Turkey
Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
The Bermuda Triangle
In the Ocean
Parasailing in
- France
- The Bahamas

Diving

In the Green Lake, Austria
Near the Mariana’s Trench
Off Stari Most Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia
The Famous Blue Hole of Belize
The Great Barrier Reef

Boating, Canoeing and Rafting

Banana Boating
Canoe
- Down a River
- Down the Amazon River
- Or Kayak the Chicago River
- The Whanganui River in New Zealand
Bamboo Rafting

Go to Antarctica

See icebergs
Glaciers
Wildlife

Midnight Ghost Hunting

New Orleans, Lousiana
Salem, Massachusetts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Bannack, Montana
New York, New York
San Francisco, California
Galveston, Texas
Chicago, Illinois
Savannah, Georgia

Personal Development Goals

What would you like to learn before you die? Here are some new skills or hobbies you can develop as part of your bucket list. Physical hobbies, creative/craft hobbies, mental hobbies, musical hobbies, cooking hobbies, and completing a physical challenge, as well as overcoming a fear or phobia, can all be great ideas to include in your personal development goals.

I have many personal development goals, such as writing music, learning to play the keyboard and guitar and sing better, and learning more about cancer. By having goals related to things we find pleasure and passion in, we grow and experience emotional highs.

Learn a new skill or hobby from the list below:

Physical hobbies
- Basketball
- Golf
- Running
- Walking
- Soccer
- Volleyball
- Badminton
- Yoga
- Pilates
- Swimming
- Ice Skating
- Roller Skating
- Figure Skating
- Rugby
- Darts
- Football
- Barre
- Tai Chi
- Stretching
- Bowling
- Ice Hockey
- Surfing
- Tennis
- Baseball
- Gymnastics
- Rock Climbing
- Dancing
- Gardening
- Karate
- Horse Racing
- Snowboarding
- Skateboarding
- Cycling
- Cheerleading
- Archery
- Fishing
- Taekwondo
- Fencing
- Water Skiing
- Skiing
- Jet Skiing
- Weight Lifting
- Scuba diving
- Wind Surfing
- Kickboxing
- Sky Diving
- Boxing
- Board Games
- Brewery Games
- Table Tennis
- Hiking
- Bowling
- Juggling
- Kickboxing
- Jazzercise/aerobics
- Cross Country
- Running Track
- Visiting and walking around area gardens
Creative/Craft Hobbies
- Card Making
- Grilling
- Mod Podge Crafts
- Wreath Making
- Oil Painting
- Watercolor Painting
- Acrylic Painting
- Pastels
- Drawing
- Doodling
- Sketching
- Sculpture
- Circuit/Silhouette Crafts
- Diamond Painting Kit
- Wood Burning
- Paint by number
- Glass painting
- Hand Lettering
- Calligraphy
- Tissue Paper Crafts
- Stained Glass
- Glass Blowing
- Soap making and soap packaging
- Candle Making
- Coloring
- Origami
- Star Gazing
- Metal detecting
- Unique date night ideas
- Computer hobbies
- Prose Writing
- Poetry Writing
- Designing Graphics
- Designing free printables
- Floral Design
- Jewelry Making
- Clay Crafts
- Magic
- Pottery/ceramics
- Makeup Art
- Hair Styling
- Photography
- Sewing
- Knitting
- Embroidery
- Crochet
- Quilting
- Scrapbooking
- Bullet Journaling
- Home Decorating
- Acting
- Making Dream Catchers
- Cross Stitch
- Canvas Art
- Fashion Design
- Collage
- Felt Arts
- Party Planning
- Miniatures
- Nail Art
- Leather Crafts
- Puppetry
- Painting Rocks
- Upcycled Art
- String Art
- Tie Dye
- Rock Tumbling
- Building Dollhouses
- Flower Pressing
- Small Space Gardening
- Fashion Photography
- Making dolls
- Designing clothes
- Carving
- Growing Bonsai
- Collage making
- Printmaking
- Flower Pressing
- Going to museums
- Make your own stickers
- Starting a YouTube channel
- Preserving florals and stems, such as drying eucalyptus
- Sticker collecting
Mental Hobbies
- Reading
- Decorating a Planner or Happy Planner
- Journaling
- Writing
- Crossword Puzzles
- Sudoku
- Word Scrambles
- Other word games
- Learning a new language
- Travel and travel planning
- Note Taking and Research
- Online Classes
- Starting a blog educating the public on a topic
- Blogging
- Games (picnic games)
- Book club
- Volunteering
- Brain teasers
- Listening to podcasts
- Creating a podcast
- Quote collecting
- Start a gratitude list
Musical Hobbies
- Singing (solo)
- Joining a choir
- Dancing
- Learn to play classical, bass, or electric guitar
- Learning to play the keyboard or piano
- Learning to play drums
- Learning to play violin
- Learning to play cello
- Learning to play trumpet
- Joining a band
- Learning how to read music
- Start a music blog
- Learn to write lyrics
- Concert or choir photography
- Listening to music
- Memorizing music lyrics
- Learning about various musicians/music genres
Cooking Hobbies
- Cooking
- Baking
- Vegetarian cooking/baking
- Vegan cooking/baking
- BBQ or grilling
- Cocktails
- Wine, beer, or spirits tasting
- Start a food or drink blog
- Start a blog focused on snacks
- Take a cooking class
- Make Neapolitan pizza at home
- Collect food-related items such as unique spices, teas, coffees, etc
- Collect cooking-related items such as dessert plates, tea cups, china patterns, mugs, etc.
- Collect cookbooks or cooking magazines
- Host a supper club
- Create elaborate dessert bars
- Make a recipe a month featuring food from a National Food Holiday for that month
Complete a physical challenge
- Run a half marathon
- Run a 5K race
- Do a 30×30 Challenge (30 minutes of physical activity for 30 days)
- Meditate daily for 30 days
- Do a Couch to 5K running plan
- Complete a 100 Pushups Challenge
- Complete a 30-Day Yoga Challenge
- Complete a 30 Miles in 30 Days Challenge
- Complete a 200 Sit-ups Challenge
- Complete the 30-Day Shred
- Complete a ‘Walk To Mordor’ challenge
- Complete a 200 Squats Challenge
- Wake up early every day for 5 days and go for a run
- Complete the 100 pushups challenge
- Complete P90X
- Run a 10k race
- Go for a walk every day for a month
- Exercise for 30 minutes every day for a month
Overcoming a fear or phobia
- Ablutophobia – Fear of bathing, cleaning or washing
- Acarophobia – Fear of itching or tiny insects that cause itching
- Acrophobia – Fear of sourness
- Achluophobia – Fear of darkness
- Acousticophobia – Fear of noise
- Acrophobia – Fear of heights
- Aerophobia – Fear of flying, drafts, or fresh air
- Algophobia – Fear of pain
- Agoraphobia – Fear of crowds of people and open spaces
- Agrizoophobia – Fear of wild animals
- Agyrophobia – Fear of crossing roads
- Aichmophobia – Fear of pointed objects, like needles
- Ailurophobia – Fear of cats
- Albuminurophobia – Fear of kidney disease
- Alektorophobia – Fear of chickens
- Alliumphobia – Fear of garlic
- Allodoxaphobia – Fear of opinions
- Amathophobia – Fear of dust
- Amaxophobia – Fear of being in a car
- Ambulophobia – Fear of walking
- Amychophobia – Fear of being scratched
- Anablephobia – Fear of looking up
- Androphobia – Fear of men
- Anemophobia – Fear of wind or drafts
- Anglophobia – Fear of England or Britain
- Anginophobia – Fear of choking
- Anthrophobia – Fear of flowers
- Anglophobia – Fear of floods
- Anuptaphobia – Fear of staying single
- Apeirophobia – Fear of infinity
- Anthropophobia – Fear of people or society
- Aphenphosmphobia – Fear of intimacy
- Apiphobia – Fear of bees or bee stings
- Arachibutyrophobia – Fear of peanut butter getting stuck to the roof of the mouth
- Aquaphobia – Fear of water
- Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders
- Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers
- Asthenophobia – Fear of fainting
- Astraphobia – Fear of thunder and lightning
- Astrophobia – Fear of celestial space
- Ataxiophobia – Fear of ataxia, which is muscular incoordination
- Ataxophobia – Fear of disorder or untidiness
- Atelophobia – Fear of imperfection
- Athazagoraphobia – Fear of being forgotten or ignored
- Atychiphobia – Fear of failure
- Aulophobia – Fear of flutes
- Aurophobia – Fear of gold
- Auroraphobia – Fear of an Aurora, sometimes called northern lights
- Automatonophobia – Fear of ventriloquist dummies or wax statues
- Automysophobia – Fear of being dirty
- Autophobia – Fear of being alone
- Aviophobia – Fear of flying
- Bacteriophobia – Fear of bacteria
- Ballistophobia – Fear of missiles or bullets
- Barophobia – Fear of gravity
- Basophobia – Fear of falling
- Bathmophobia – Fear of steep inclines, slopes and stairs
- Bathophobia – Fear of depths
- Batrachophobia – Fear of amphibians
- Belonephobia – Fear of pins and needles
- Bibliophobia – Fear of books or reading aloud
- Bogyphobia – Fear of the bogeyman
- Botanophobia – Fear of plants
- Bovinophobia – Fear of cows or cattle
- Bromidrosiphobia – Fear of body smells
- Bufonophobia – Fear of toads
- Cacophobia – Fear of ugliness
- Cainophobia – Fear of newness or novelty
- Caligynephobia – Fear of beautiful women
- Carcinophobia – Feat of developing cancer
- Cardiophobia – Fear of getting heart disease
- Carnophobia – Fear of meat
- Catagelophobia – Fear of being ridiculed
- Catapedaphobia – Fear of jumping
- Cathisophobia – Fear of sitting
- Catoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors or the undead
- Ceraunophobia – Fear of thunder and lightning
- Cetaphobia – Fear of whales
- Chaetophobia – Fear of hair
- Chemophobia – Fear of chemicals or chemistry
- Cherophobia – Fear of happiness
- Chionophobia – Fear of snow
- Chiraptophobia – Fear of being touched
- Chirophobia – Fear of hands
- Chiroptophobia – Fear of bats
- Cholerophobia – Fear of anger or being afraid of cholera
- Chorophobia – Fear of dancing
- Chrometophobia – Fear of money
- Chromophobia – Fear of colors
- Chronomentrophobia – Fear of clocks
- Cibophobia – Fear of food
- Chloephobia – Fear of newspapers
- Chronophobia – Fear of Time
- Claustrophobia – Fear of confined spaces
- Cleisiophobia – Fear of being locked in a space that is enclosed
- Climacophobia – Fear of climbing, especially stairs
- Clinophobia – Fear of beds or going to bed
- Coimetrophobia – Fear of cemeteries
- Contreltophobia – Fear of sexual abuse
- Coprastasophobia – Fear of constipation
- Coprophobia – Fear of feces or defecation
- Coulrophobia – Fear of clowns
- Cremnophobia – Fear of steep cliffs
- Cryophobia – Fear of extreme cold
- Crystallophobia – Fear of crystals or glass
- Cyberphobia – Fear of computers
- Cyclophobia – Fear of bicycles
- Cynophobia – Fear of dogs
- Decidophobia – Fear of making decisions
- Defecaloesiophobia – Fear of painful bowel movements
- Deipnophobia – Fear of dining with others
- Dementophobia – Fear of going insane
- Demonophobia – Fear of demons
- Dendrophobia – Fear of trees
- Dentophobia – Fear of dentists
- Dermatophobia – Fear of skin lesions or skin disease
- Dextrophobia – Fear of having objects to your right
- Didaskaleinophobia – Fear of going to school
- Dikephobia – Fear of justice
- Dinophobia – Fear of dizziness
- Diplophobia – Fear of double vision
- Dipsophobia – Fear of drinking alcohol
- Dishabiliophobia – Fear of undressing in front of another person
- Domatophobia – Fear of houses
- Doraphobia – Fear of animal fur or skins
- Dromophobia – Fear of crossing streets or wandering
- Dysmorphophobia – Fear of deformity
- Dystychiphobia – Fear of accidents
- Ebulliophobia – Fear of bubbles
- Ecclesiophobia – Fear of the church
- Ecophobia – Fear of one’s home
- Eisoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors or seeing oneself in a mirror
- Electrophobia – Fear of electricity
- Eleutherophobia – Fear of freedom
- Emetophobia – Fear of vomiting
- Enetophobia – Fear of pins
- Enochlophobia – Fear of crowds
- Enosiophobia – Fear of criticism or committing an unpardonable sin
- Entomophobia – Fear of insects
- Eosophobia – Fear of dawn or daylight
- Ephebiphobia – Fear of adolescents or youth
- Epistaxiophobia – Fear of nosebleeds
- Epistemophobia – Fear of knowledge
- Equinophobia – Fear of horses
- Eremophobia – Fear of being oneself
- Ereuthrophobia – Fear of blushing
- Ergophobia – Fear of work
- Erotophobia – Fear of sex or sexual intimacy
- Euphobia – Fear of hearing good news
- Eurotophobia – fear of female genitalia
- Febriphobia – Fear of fever
- Francophobia – Fear of France or French people
- Frigophobia – Fear of becoming too cold
- Gamophobia – Fear of marriage
- Geliophobia – Fear of laughter
- Geniophobia – Fear of Chins
- Genuphobia – Fear of knees
- Gerascophobia – Fear of growing old
- Globophobia – Fear of balloons
- Glossophobia – Fear of public speaking
- Gymnophobia – Fear of nudity
- Gynophobia – Fear of women
- Hadephobia – Fear of hell
- Hagiophobia – Fear of holy people, places, and things, like saints
- Harpaxophobia – Fear of being robbed
- Hedonophobia – Fear of feeling pleasure
- Heliophobia – Fear of the sun
- Hemophobia – Fear of blood
- Herpetophobia – Fear of reptiles
- Heterophobia – Fear of heterosexuals
- Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – Fear of long words
- Hodophobia – Fear of travel
- Homichlophobia – Fear of fog or humidity
- Homilophobia – Fear of sermons
- Homophobia – Fear of homosexuality
- Hoplophobia – Fear of firearms
- Hydrophobia – Fear of water
- Hylophobia – Fear of forests
- Hypegiaphobia – Fear of responsibility
- Hypochondria – Fear of illness
- Iatrophobia – Fear of doctors
- Ichthyophobia – Fear of fish
- Ideophobia – Fear of new ideas or thoughts
- Illyngophobia – Fear of vertigo
- Insectophobia – Fear of insects
- Iophobia – Fear of poison
- Isolophobia – Fear of isolation
- Ithyphallophobia – Fear of an erection
- Japanophobia – Fear of Japanese people
- Judeophobia – Fear of Jews
- Kainolophobia – Fear of novelty
- Kakorrhaphiophobia – Fear of failure
- Katagelophobia – Fear of ridicule
- Kathisophobia – Fear of sitting down
- Kenophobia – Fear of empty spaces
- Kinemortophobia – Fear of zombies
- Kinetophobia – Fear of motion
- Kleptophobia – Fear of theft
- Koinoniphobia – Fear of rooms that are full of people
- Kopophobia – Fear of fatigue
- Koniophobia – Fear of dust
- Lachanophobia – Fear of vegetables
- Leprophobia – Fear of leprosy
- Leukophobia – Fear of the color white
- Ligyrophobia – Fear of loud noises
- Lilapsophobia – Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes
- Limnophobia – Fear of lakes
- Linonophobia – Fear of string
- Liticaphobia – Fear of lawsuits
- Lockiophobia – Fear of childbirth
- Logophobia – Fear of words
- Luiphobia – Fear of syphilis
- Lutraphobia – Fear of otters
- Lygophobia – Fear of darkness
- Mageirocophobia – Fear of cooking
- Malaxophobia – Fear of love play
- Mastigophobia – Fear of punishment
- Mechanophobia – Fear of machines
- Megalophobia – Fear of large things
- Melanophobia – Fear of the color black
- Melophobia – Fear of Music
- Menophobia – Fear of menstruation
- Merinthophobia – Fear of being tied up
- Metathesiophobia – Fear of changes
- Methyphobia – Fear of drinking alcohol
- Metrophobia – Fear of poetry
- Microphobia – Fear of small things
- Mnemophobia – Fear of memories
- Motorphobia – Fear of automobiles
- Musophobia – Fear of mice
- Mycophobia – Fear of mushrooms
- Myrmecophobia – Fear of ants
- Mysophobia – Fear of dirt and germs
- Myxophobia – Fear of slime
- Necrophobia – Fear of death, dying, and dead things
- Neopharmaphobia – Fear of new drugs
- Neophobia – Fear of anything new
- Nephophobia – Fear of clouds
- Noctiphobia – Fear of the night
- Nomatophobia – Fear of names
- Nomophobia – Fear of losing or being without your mobile phone
- Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals
- Nostophobia – Fear of returning home
- Novercaphobia – Fear of stepmothers
- Numerophobia – Fear of numbers
- Nyctophobia – Fear of the dark
- Obesophobia – Fear of gaining weight
- Ochophobia – Fear of vehicles
- Octophobia – Fear of the number 8
- Odontophobia – Fear of dental surgery
- Odynophobia – Fear of pain
- Oenophobia – Fear of wines
- Oikophobia – Fear of home
- Olfactophobia – Fear of odors
- Ombrophobia – Fear of rain
- Ommetaphobia – Fear of eyes or eye care
- Omphalophobia – Fear of belly buttons
- Onomatophobia – Fear of certain words or names
- Ophidiophobia – Fear of snakes
- Ophthalmophobia – Fear of being stared at
- Opiophobia – Fear of opioids
- Optophobia – Fear of opening one’s eyes
- Ornithophobia – Fear of birds
- Osphresiophobia – Fear of smells
- Ostraconophobia – Fear of shellfish
- Ouranophobia – Fear of heaven
- Phagophobia – Fear of ice or frost
- Panophobia – Fear of an unknown evil
- Papaphobia – Fear of the Pope
- Papyrophobia – Fear of paper
- Parasitophobia – Fear of parasites
- Pathophobia – Fear of disease
- Peccatophobia – Fear of sinning
- Pediophobia – Fear of dolls
- Pedophobia – Fear of children
- Pentheraphobia – Fear of your mother-in-law
- Phalacrophobia – Fear of going bald
- Pharmacophobia – Fear of medicines
- Phasmophobia – Fear of ghosts
- Philemaphobia – Fear of kissing
- Philophobia – Fear of love
- Phobophobia – Fear of phobias
- Phonophobia – Fear of loud noises
- Photophobia – Fear of light
- Phthisiophobia – Fear of tuberculosis
- Placophobia – Fear of tombstones
- Plutophobia – Fear of money or wealth
- Pedophobia – Fear of feet
- Pogonophobia – Fear of beards
- Poinephobia – Fear of punishment
- Porphyrophobia – Fear of the color purple
- Proctophobia – Fear of rectums
- Pteridophobia – Fear of ferns
- Pteromerhanophobia – Fear of flying
- Pupaphobia – Fear of puppets
- Pyrophobia – Fear of fire
- Quadraphobia – Fearing the number four
- Quintaphobia – Fearing the number five
- Quadriplegiaphobia – Fearing becoming a quadriplegic or being afraid of quadriplegics
- Radiophobia – Fear of radiation, X-rays
- Ranidaphobia – Fear of frogs
- Rhabdophobia – Fear of being beaten or punishment
- Rhypophobia – Fear of defecation
- Rhytiphobia – Fear of getting wrinkles
- Rupophobia – Fear of dirt
- Russophobia – Fear of Russians
- Samhainophobia – Fear of Halloween
- Sarmassophobia – Fear of love play
- Satanophobia – Fear of Satan
- Scabiophobia – Fear of scabies
- Scelerophobia – Fear of bad men, burglars
- Sciophobia – Fear of shadows
- Scoleciphobia – Fear of worms
- Scolionophobia – Fear of school
- Scotomaphobia – Fear of blindness
- Scriptophobia – Fear of writing in public
- Selenophobia – Fear of the moon
- Seplophobia – Fear of decaying matter
- Sesquipedalophobia – Fear of long words
- Siderodromophobia – Fear of trains
- Siderophobia – Fear of stars
- Sinistrophobia – Fear of left-handedness
- Spectrophobia – Fear of mirrors or the undead
- Spheksophobia – Fear of wasps
- Social Phobia – Fear of social evaluation
- Somniphobia – Fear of sleep
- Staurophobia – Fear of the crucifix
- Stenophobia – Fear of narrow places
- Symbolophobia – Fear of symbolism
- Symmetrophobia – Fear of symmetry
- Syngenesophobia – Fear of relatives
- Syphilophobia – Fear of syphilis
- Arachnophobia – Fear of speed
- Taphephobia – Fear of being buried alive
- Tapinophobia – Fear of being contagious
- Taurophobia – Fear of bulls
- Technophobia – Fear of technology
- Teleophobia – Fear of definite plans
- Testophobia – Fear of taking tests
- Thalassophobia – Fear of the sea
- Thanatophobia – Fear of death or dying
- Theatrophobia – Fear of theaters
- Thermophobia – Fear of heat
- Tocophobia – Fear of childbirth
- Tonitrophobia – Fear of thunder
- Toxiphobia – Fear of poison
- Traumatophobia – Fear of injury
- Tremophobia – Fear of trembling
- Trichopathophobia – Fear of hair disease
- Trichophobia – Fear of loose hair
- Triskaidekaphobia – Fear of the number 13
- Trypanophobia – Fear of needles or injections
- Turophobia – Fear of cheese
- Uranophobia – Fear of heaven
- Aerophobia – Fear of urine or urinating
- Vaccinophobia – Fear of vaccinations
- Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women
- Verbophobia – Fear of words
- Verminophobia – Fear of germs
- Vestiphobia – Fear of clothing
- Virginitiphobia – Fear of rape
- Vitricophobia – Fear of stepfathers
- Walloonophobia – Fear of the Walloons, an ethnic group native to Belgium
- Wiccaphobia – Fear of witches and witchcraft
- Xenophobia – Fear of strangers or foreigners
- Xanthophobia – Fear of the color yellow
- Xenophobia – Fear of strangers
- Xerophobia – Fear of dryness
- Xylophobia – Fear of forests
- Ymophobia – Fear of being contrary or contrariety in general
- Zelophobia – Fear of jealousy
- Zemmiphobia – Fear of the great mole rat
- Zeusophobia – Fear of God or gods
- Zoophobia – Fear of animals

Food and Drink Adventures

Exotic food and drink can be new adventures some might be inspired to try before they die. Here, we list exotic food from different cultures and Michelin-starred restaurants and some cooking ideas for signature dishes from other cuisines.

I enjoy trying cuisines all over the world. I have the pleasure of living in the cultural hub of San Francisco, and I get to try cuisines from all over the world. I can have Thai food on Monday and Italian food on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, it could be Japanese cuisine. On Thursday, it can be Greek; on Friday, I can have German food, and so on.

Trying different foods and drinks can open our palettes to other experiences, and we might find new dishes we love.

Exotic foods from different cultures to try from the list below:

Bird nest soup
Sannakji Korea
Balut
Horse Milk – Mongo
Gizzard Soup Japan
Kopi Luwak
Haggis Scotland
Grasshoppers
Crab Brains, Suriname
Tacoma Worm, Guyana
Kale Pache, Iran
Giant African Snail, Ghana
Manicou, Dominica
Armadillo, Trinidad and Tobago
Horse, Uzbekistan
Grasscutter, Ghana
Crocodile, Kenya
Sheep Brains, Lebanon
Bees, Ukraine
Pad Thai with Rice Noodles, Thailand
Coconut Milk Curry, India
Poutine, Canada
Lemon-Infused Roasted Chicken, Mediterranean
Rice Noodle Soup, Vietnam
Fried Rice Noodles with Curry Sauce, Malaysia

Dine at a Michelin-starred restaurant

Azurmendi Restaurant, Spain
Per Se Restaurant, New York
Robuchon Au Dome Restaurant, Macau
Le Bernardin Restaurant, New York
The Fat Duck Restaurant, UK
Alinea Restaurant, Chicago
Eleven Madison Park, New York
Osteria Francescana Restaurant, Italy
The Restaurant At Meadowood, California
The Song Of India, Singapore
Cheval Blanc, Switzerland
Le Cinq, France
Canon, Sacramento
Trailblazer Tavern, San Francisco
La Calenda, Washington
Stockhome, Petaluma

Learning to cook a signature dish from a different cuisine

Tacos, Mexican
Pizza, Italian
Moussaka, Greek
Sushi, Japanese
Paella, Spanish
Coq au vin, French
Thai Curry, Thai
Bibimbap, Korean
Irish Stew, Irish
Pho, Vietnamese
BBQ, Australia
Poutine, Canada
Biltong, South Africa
Yorkshire Pudding, England
Bouillabaisse, France
Kebabs, Istanbul
Haggis, Scotland
Peking Duck, China
Wiener Schnitzel, Austria
Tandoori Chicken, India
Chicken Kiev, Ukraine
Macarons, Paris
Cronuts, New York
Gelato, Italy
Brussels Waffle, Europe
Apfelstrudel, Austria

Relationship Goals

Relationships can determine the majority of our happiness in life. Here are some bucket list ideas for finding a significant other or enhancing your relationships: planning a romantic event with your partner, reconnecting with old friends or family members, and planning a surprise for someone special.

Making new friends or finding a new partner can be scary, but finding people with whom we jive is so precious. The right friends and partners will bring so much joy into our lives. I remembered spending four years after the divorce to focus on my career and take care of my two-year-old daughter. It was lonely and depressive.

I recently decided to start making new friends and finding a partner. My quality of life has skyrocketed. I made new friends who are passionate, welcoming, friendly, and giving, who expand my life and help me enjoy life more. I am making new connections with people who are fantastic and giving, which changes my life tremendously positively.

Here are a list of ideas for finding a significant other or enhancing your relationships:

Build a healthy relationship
Build up self-love and self-esteem
Plan a romantic getaway with your partner
Plan a special celebration with your partner
Celebrate your achievements
Invest in the relationship by giving regular attention
Communicate openly
Resolve conflicts by flighting fair
Be open to change

Put a priority on having fun by:

Volunteer together for
- Favorite charity
- Animal shelter
- Political campaign
- Volunteer vacation
Take an extension course at a local college or university
Take classes together to learn something new
- Music
- Art
- Cooking
- Planting
- Crafts
- Woodworks
- Creative writing
- Standup Comedy

Reconnect with old friends or family members

Using different communication channels
- Telephone
- Use social media to your advantage
- Websites
- Send a letter or email
- Attend a reunion or event
Topics to discuss
- Common history
- Right past wrongs
- Mental health
Discussions and topics to connect with old friends or family members
- Rediscover shared interests and connections
- Relationships may help to improve your mental health and well-being
- New opportunities

Plan a surprise for someone special

Cook them their favorite meal
Get them what they have been eyeing for a while
Make a homemade video for them
Bring an old friend home
Take them on a trip to his favorite place
Hide notes so they find them unexpectedly
Write them an old-school love letter
Check something off their bucket list together
Plan a day to do everything they love
Make them breakfast in bed

Miscellaneous Adventures

Other miscellaneous adventures, such as attending a major sports event, taking a hot-air balloon ride, writing a book, or creating a piece of art, can be great things to put on the bucket list before you die.

Attend a major sports event

FIFA World Cup
Olympic Games
Super Bowl
Wimbledon Championships
Tour de France
Cricket World Cup
Rugby World Cup
Formula 1 Grand Prix
NBA Finals
The Masters Gold Tournament

Other Miscellaneous Adventures

Take a hot air balloon ride
Stare at the stars in the sky

Write a book or create a piece of art

Write a book
- Write about the challenges you are facing
- The things you have learned
- Your day-to-day life
- Your family history
- Your hometown history
- Share your personal history
- Draw attention to a meaningful cause
- Talk about special events
- Your travel stories
- Try an experiment
- Write the story behind your favorite topics
- Highlight your biggest success
- Reveal your biggest failure
- Write a big idea book
- Make a list book
- Publish an educational photo book
- Compile a series of letters
- Create an interview book
- Make a book of postcards
- Publish love letters
- Turn your journal entries into a book
- Publish your own cookbook
- Write a biography of a family member
- Describe the experience of intuitive eating
- Explore new rules for dating
- Summarize your experience of 30 days on a specific diet
- Compile a research summary of how to exercise
- Explore public policy, ideologies, or politics
- Forecast political and cultural trends
- Collect recipes from the family
- Print a guide to local wineries with photos and reviews
- Explain 10 things you learned about cooking
- Tell your story of getting out of debt
- Write about securing investments for a project
- Offer tips on how to earn a living from creative work
- Share advice on running a large business
- Show what you learned from the failure of a startup
- Publish a classroom curriculum you designed
- Develop a guide to meaningful photography
- Make an instructional knitting or sewing guide
- Create an interior design guidebook
- Encourage people to learn a new hobby
Create a piece of art
- Painting
- Sculptures
- Origami
- Paper cutting art
- Write a song
- Children’s book
- Cartoons

Tips for Creating and Fulfilling Your Bucket List

When we think about our bucket list, we should refer to it and think about every little thing we want to get done. No matter how small or trivial you think they are, they matter.

Take your time deciding what items on your bucket list you can accomplish right now, and do not hesitate to take action to turn them into reality.

Remember, life is short and valuable. Have confidence in yourself that you can live your life to the fullest. Turn your bucket list into a reality.

Conclusion

Above is the bucket list of inspiring ideas for things to do before you die. The list covers the major categories.

The categories include exploring the world more deeply by traveling or nearby outdoor adventures, cultural experiences, personal development goals, food and drink adventures, relationship goals, and other miscellaneous adventures.

Each category has specific examples and more detailed, actionable items to consider for the bucket list of things to do before you die.

I invite you to add our ideas to your bucket list and share your ideas and experiences. We wish you the best of luck in making your dreams come true.

105 Things To Do Before you Die

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Amy Mou

Amy has been a cancer drug innovative vendor manager for the past five years. She is passionate about helping cancer patients, survivors, loved ones, and anyone to understand everything about cancer.

Her background was originally in mathematics and statistics, but she went on to study early childhood education and became a preschool teacher.