"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water."
Rabindranath Tagore
In 2003, the BBC asked its viewers where would they like to visit before they die. Here are the top 50 places selected.

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The Grand Canyon,
USA
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Florida, USA
South Island, New Zealand
Cape Town, South Africa
Golden Temple, India
Las Vegas, USA
Sydney, Australia
New York, USA
Taj Mahal, India
Canadian Rockies, Canada
Uluru, Australia
Chichen Itza, Mexico
Machu Picchu, Peru
Niagara Falls, Canada / USA
Petra, Jordan
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The Pyramids, Egypt
Venice, Italy
The Maldives, Maldives
Great Wall, China
Victoria Falls, Zambia / Zimbabwe
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Yosemite National Park, USA
Hawaii, USA
Auckland, New Zealand
Iguassu Falls, Argentina / Brazil
Paris, France
Alaska, USA
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Himalayas, Nepal / Tibet
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Masai Mara, Kenya
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Luxor, Egypt
Rome, Italy
San Francisco, USA
Barcelona, Spain
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Singapore, Singapore
La Digue, Seychelles
Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Bangkok, Thailand
Barbados, Barbados
Iceland, Iceland
Terracotta Army, China
Zermatt, Switzerland
Angel Falls, Venezuela
Abu Simbel, Egypt
Bali, Indonesia
Bora Bora, French Polynesia |
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