A bucket list is something everyone should have. It is a series of tasks that you would like to complete before “kicking the bucket” and dying.
These ideas aren't meant to be morbid. Instead, they're a collection of inspirational goals that you'd like to accomplish in your life.
A good bucket list is balanced. There should be items on the list that are easy to accomplish as you grow from a child to an adult, such as getting a full-time job and paying rent.
These simple bucket list ideas might be followed by more complex versions of the same tasks, such as “have a job that pays a minimum of 100K a year” and “own your own home”.
(Side note: If you need extra cash to pay for these ideas, then I recommend checking out the Digit app and here is a review of it.)
Finally, there are the more challenging ideas that you hope to accomplish someday, such as ” reaching one million dollars in savings, assets, and investments” or “owning a beach house.”
There are thousands of bucket list items, so it would be hard to list them all here. Instead, we have broken down some more inspiring goals into a list of 553 ideas, divided into different categories.
As you review this list, write down the items that resonate with your “personal why.” Then, add the ideas that sound like a significant challenge. Then, the fun stuff. Then, you can share ideas with your significant other. And finally, here are the ideas that will help with your self-improvement efforts.
Okay, let's dive into the 553 bucket list items…
84 Travel Adventure Bucket List Ideas to Explore the World
- Attend the Samba Parade in the Brazilian Carnaval.
- Backpack through Europe.
- Bathe in the Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa, Iceland.
- Camp in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon.
- Edge Walk at Toronto’s CN Tower.
- Enter the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.
- Explore ghost towns in the Pacific Northwest.
- Explore Iao Valley State Monument, Hawaii.
- See the Dead Sea.
- Fly in a hot air balloon over the Loire Valley.
- Go on an African safari.
- Go parahawking in Nepal.
- Go roller-skating at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon.
- Go snorkeling.
- Go to a nude beach.
- Go to the top of Pike's Peak.
- Go volcano boarding in Nicaragua.
- Go whitewater rafting in Maine.
- Hike in Fern Canyon in Redwoods National Park.
- Hike the Inca trail.
- Play the Old Course at St. Andrews.
- Ride a gondola in Venice, Italy.
- See Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- See the Coliseum in Rome.
- See the Grand Canyon and walk the Skywalk.
- See the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis).
- See the spring tulips in Woodburn’s Tulip Festival, Oregon.
- See the Tower of London.
- Stand at the top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Stand in the Sistine Chapel.
- Stay at the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden.
- Stay in each of the arrondissements of Paris, France.
- Sunbathe near the Atlantic Ocean.
- Swim in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Swim in the world's largest swimming pool in San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile.
- Swim inside cenotes in Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.
- Visit [name of country].
- Visit all countries.
- Visit [name of state].
- Visit all US states.
- Visit all Disneyland Resorts.
- Visit Canada’s Niagara Falls.
- Visit Cape Perpetua on Oregon's coast.
- Visit Easter Island.
- Go to the Louvre Museum.
- Visit Granite Island in Australia.
- Visit Hallstatt, Austria.
- Visit Old Havana other places in Cuba.
- Visit Machu Picchu in Peru.
- Visit St. Mark’s Basilica.
- Visit Stonehenge.
- Visit the best castles in Europe.
- Travel to Brazil during Carnival.
- Visit the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
- Visit the Palace of Versailles in France.
- Visit the best pink sand beaches.
- Visit Universal Studios in Florida.
- Walk through Ice Castles at Silverthorne, Colorado.
- Do the Sydney zombie walk.
- Cycle down the Danube Bike Trail.
- See Holland in bloom.
- Stick my toes in every Great Lake.
- Do [one of your favorite things] for an accomplishment. For example, “Run a marathon in every state.”
- Visit a winery in France.
- Visit Romania and see Dracula's Castle.
- Hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail.
- Visit the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.
- Travel through the Amazon rainforest, filled with endless ecosystems and varieties of vegetation.
- See the Angkor Wat in Cambodia, which is known to be the most prominent religious monument in the world.
- Sail to the Statue of Liberty.
- Visit the Acropolis of Athens, where the remains of many ancient historical buildings are located.
- Travel to the Hagia Sophia, the most prominent Byzantine structure in the world. This former church is now a museum that attracts over 3 million visitors per year.
- Walk down the Great Wall of China.
- See a show at the Sydney Opera House, one of the most recent, most famous, and distinctly structured buildings.
- Go to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, one of the most well-known Gothic cathedrals due to its architecture, age, and size.
- Go on a hunt for Nessie, the Loch Ness monster who is said to live in this loch in Scotland.
- Dive on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the world’s largest coral reef.
- Climb Kilimanjaro, which is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world.
- Visit the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, the holiest place in the world for Jewish people to pray.
- Visit Petra, Jordan’s sandstone city that borders the Arabian desert. Petra, which was chiseled straight from the sandstone mountains, is one of the world’s most prominent archeological destinations.
- Go sailing on Halong Bay in northern Vietnam, known for its crystal clear waters and delicate beauty.
- Visit the Colosseum in Rome, the world’s largest amphitheater and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This historical gladiatorial arena is also one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- See Mount Rushmore, one of our country’s most noteworthy attractions.
- Visit the White House.
Traveling is usually the focal point of many bucket lists. It's often the main thing that comes to mind when writing down what you'd like to accomplish before dying.
Travel is awesome, but unfortunately, it is often delayed until we have “time” and “money” to enjoy it, which many people equate to retirement. (That's why I recommend checking out some of the 16 money-saving apps that can help you with these goals.)
If the opportunity arises, try to cross off travel bucket list items before that elusive “some time” comes around. It is priceless to enjoy some of these items while still young and energetic.
If you're still planning your trips, check out these travel board ideas and examples to help you visualize.
55 New Skills to Learn Before Dying
In this day and age, it is essential to learn and keep learning. The days of going to school until you graduate college and then “stopping” learning are past. To keep up with your competition you need a good education, and then you need to keep learning new things related to your field to stay competitive.
(Side note: You can use Skillshare to access thousands of courses that can help you improve your professional skills, start a side hustle, or even pursue that passion project or read this Skillshare review for more information.)
Learn New Skills Bucket List Ideas
- Learn how to play [name of sport].
- Learn archery.
- Learn how to play chess.
- Learn how to snowboard.
- Learn how to ice skate.
- Learn to ski.
- Learn to surf.
- Learn [name of fighting technique].
- Learn Krav Maga.
- Learn Kung Fu.
- Learn Karate.
- Learn Jujitsu.
- Learn Aikido.
- Learn Taekwondo.
- Learn Kalarippayattu.
- Learn Savate.
- Learn how to cook [name of dish].
- Learn how to bake [name of cake or pastry].
- Learn how to speak [name of language]. (This app is perfect for learning languages.)
- Learn how to play [name of game].
- Learn how to play poker and win.
- Learn how to drive a car.
- Learn how to ride a horse.
- Learn how to ride a motorcycle.
- Learn how to shoot a gun.
- Increase your skills at photography.
- Learn how to use chopsticks.
- Learn programming.
- Learn sign language.
- Learn to juggle.
- Learn to knit.
- Learn to lockpick.
- Learn to sew.
- Learn to speed read.
- Learn how to cross-stitch.
- Learn how to play the guitar.
- Learn how to change a tire.
- Create your perfect study routine.
- Learn public speaking.
- Learn how to meditate.
- Learn self-defense.
- Create goal-focused tasks using an app like Todoist.
- Become someone who consistently wakes up early.
- Learn how to budget. (This book can help you create the budgeting habit.)
- Learn the ins and outs of Evernote
- Become an expert in [name of field or industry]. (For more on how to do this, read my book “Novice to Expert.”)
- Learn at least five magic tricks.
- Learn how to blow glass.
- Learn how to practice mindfulness.
- Learn how to make a sculpture.
- Learn more cool new skills.
- Generate a second income by creating a blog.
- Learn about the stock market and then invest a little money in it.
- Learn how to read sheet music.
- Expand your vocabulary by learning a new word daily and using it in conversation.
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37 Life Milestones to Include in Your Bucket List
We all have life milestones we will remember forever: the first kiss, the first child, the first car, the first home.
A few of these special moments are listed here, and they all should absolutely be part of your bucket list ideas. The basic list of life experiences should also easily make you think about dozens more.
Experience Life Milestones Bucket List Ideas
- Enjoy my first kiss.
- Move out of your parent's house.
- Go on holiday with friends.
- Fall in love.
- Get engaged.
- Get married.
- Have a [location] wedding.
- Become a parent.
- Adopt and raise a child.
- Be there for a baby's first step
- Become a godparent.
- Rescue an animal.
- Be a bridesmaid/best man.
- Clear my debts.
- Finish high school.
- Get a bachelor's degree.
- Get a Masters degree.
- Get a PhD.
- Get your dream job.
- Become a [position] at work.
- Earn [amount] per year.
- Buy a first home.
- Buy an investment property.
- Buy a brand new (fast!) car.
- Host a dinner party.
- Buy properties to let.
- Start a business.
- Retire at [age].
- Go on a vacation twice a year.
- Become a millionaire by [age].
- Get a passport and travel somewhere outside your native country.
- Live and/or study abroad for [time period].
- Join a ministry in church.
- Go on a religious mission to help [people/place]
- Vote in an election.
- Prepare a will.
- Face a fear.
70 Outdoor Bucket List Ideas
I love outdoor activities. That is why coming up with so many bucket list ideas for this section was so easy—there are so many outdoor hobbies and activities I want to try someday.
The 71 bucket list ideas below are just a small sampling of what is out there for you to visit or experience in the wide world.
Unique Outdoor Activities Bucket List Ideas
- Bathe in waterfalls.
- Be in two places at once.
- Be part of a flashmob.
- Capture lightning in a photo.
- Drive Route 66.
- Go BASE jumping.
- Go SCAD diving.
- Go beach horseback riding and swim with horses.
- Go blob jumping.
- Go bungee jumping.
- Go cliff jumping.
- Go flyboarding.
- Go helmet diving.
- Go ice skating on an outdoor rink.
- Go indoor skydiving.
- Go Jet-Skiing.
- Go kite buggying.
- Go kitesurfing or kite-boarding.
- Go on a horse-drawn sleigh ride.
- Go on a luxury cruise.
- Go on a road trip with a friend.
- Go on a camping trip.
- Go on a picnic.
- Go on an early morning forest walk.
- Go on mountain biking.
- Go paintballing.
- Go paragliding
- Go aqua zorbing or sphereing.
- Go sandsurfing.
- Go skinny dipping.
- Go skydiving.
- Go tandem skydiving.
- Go SCUBA diving.
- Go water tubing.
- Go waterskiing.
- Go whitewater rafting.
- Go windsurfing.
- Go ziplining.
- Go zorbing.
- Go ZUBA diving.
- Kayak with whales.
- Plant a tree.
- Ride a double-decker bus in London.
- Ride a Segway.
- Hang out with elephants.
- Ride in a hot air balloon.
- Ride on the back of a motorcycle.
- Ride the AquaSkipper or the Pumpabike.
- Run the [name of marathon].
- See a snowy Christmas and make snow angels.
- Sleep underneath the stars.
- Solve a Rubik’s Cube.
- Spend my birthday in a foreign country.
- Swim in bioluminescent water.
- Swim with dolphins.
- Swim with manatees.
- Take an outdoor shower.
- Take underwater pictures.
- Walk barefoot in the rain.
- Walk on stilts.
- Watch a meteor shower.
- Wrestle an alligator.
- Climb a rock wall.
- Cut down my own Christmas tree.
- Do a retreat in a Buddhist monastery.
- Drive a dune buggy.
- Go skinny dipping.
- Have a bonfire on the beach.
- Have a drink at a rooftop bar.
- Complete a Triathlon.
35 Charity Bucket List Ideas
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Life is not just about you or me. A critical and far too often overlooked aspect of life is what we can do for others.
Ultimately, these tasks are NOT here because I want us to “save the world” by using the ideas on this bucket list. The fact is that being charitable feels good. It may even feel good that you get more out of it than the people you are supposed to be helping.
Charity Bucket List Ideas
- Adopt an elephant orphan.
- Become a blood donor.
- Become a registered organ donor.
- Buy a homeless person a meal.
- Buy someone's groceries.
- Dispose of personal trash properly.
- Donate toys during the holidays.
- Help build a home.
- Help local food bank.
- Host a charity event.
- Host a foreign exchange student.
- Join the bone marrow register.
- Make a Kiva Loan.
- Raise [amount] for a good cause.
- Sponsor a child's education.
- Start a non-profit organization.
- Volunteer abroad.
- Volunteer at a homeless shelter.
- Volunteer for a full day.
- Volunteer on a regular basis.
- Volunteer at an animal shelter.
- Perform random acts of kindness (Here are 55 ideas you can use to get started.)
- Pay it forward.
- Pay the toll for the person behind you.
- Volunteer at a hospice organization to provide companionship to patients and support to families.
- Make a difference in your community by creating a movement that you’re passionate about.
- Pay a stranger’s bill at a coffee shop or behind you in line at the drive-through.
- Become a mentor to someone in need.
- Add change to an expired parking meter for a stranger.
- Grow your hair out long enough to donate it.
- Pick up litter around your neighborhood.
- Volunteer at a children’s hospital.
- Paint a beautiful mural over graffiti in your area.
- Foster a dog.
- Help teach people how to read.
40 Entertainment and Sports Events to Add to a Bucket List
If you are a sports guy (or gal). Finding ideas for attending extraordinary sporting events should be easy. They may even be fun things you participate in if you are unusually skilled in a cool sport like, ‘cup stacking’. Below are just a few ideas.
- Attend [name of place] ComicCon.
- Attend a Kentucky Derby.
- Attend a Murder Mystery Dinner.
- Attend an All Black game.
- Attend the Summer Olympics.
- Go to the Super Bowl
- Get [celebrity or athlete] autograph.
- Have dinner in the Sky.
- Meet and take a picture with [name of celebrity].
- See a Cirque de Soleil show.
- See the Broadway musical, [name].
- See a Vegas show
- Visit/participate in the “over the line” tournament in San Diego
- Watch a [artist or band name] concert live.
- Watch a baseball game at classic stadiums like Wrigley Field or Fenway Park.
- See one game at every baseball stadium.
- See one game at every football stadium.
- See one game at every (sport) stadium.
- Watch a movie outdoors.
- Watch a Wimbledon championship match.
- Watch a WWE match live.
- Watch an NBA All-Star Weekend live.
- Watch the world's best fireworks displays.
- Watch an exhibition by the US Air Force Thunderbirds.
- Watch an opera.
- Watch world-class symphony orchestra perform.
- Watch a live ballet performance of the Swan Lake.
- Watch all of [film director’s name] films.
- Go to a PGA Tour event. Remember to “golf clap”
- See some Olympics events live
- Go to a rodeo.
- Sign up to be an extra in a movie and try to make it to the big screen.
- Create an original YouTube video and try to make it go viral. If you don’t feel you have a unique talent, try making a “how-to” video.
- Go to a zoo that allows you to interact with the animals, including holding the monkeys.
- See the Nutcracker performed live at Christmas time.
- Attend a live TED Talk on a subject that interests you.
- Set a Guinness Book of World Records.
- Go to a Burlesque show.
- Attend an improv night at a comedy club.
- Rappel down a cliff.
50 Bucket List Ideas of Personal and Professional Goals.
Goals are important for all aspects of your life — personal, professional, and goals you share with your family. Some goals make you “better” in some small ways. Others can be fun “experiments” you do while young. And other goals that can help you advance in your career.
And if you'd like to discover additional information on this topic, then I suggest you check out the following articles:
- The Difference Between Process and Outcome Goals
- 27 Examples of Short-Term Goals
- 25 Examples of Long-Term Goals
- 30 Affirmations for Achieving Goals
- A TED Talk by Tim Ferriss on Why “Fear Setting” is More Important Than Goal Setting
If you'd like to become a goal-oriented person, here is a list of 48 ideas to get you started…
- Become an early riser.
- Make my own homebrew beer.
- Try a strange color of hair (blue, pink, etc)
- Clean up after myself.
- Cook a new recipe once a week for a year.
- Cosplay [character] in Halloween.
- Create a family mission statement. (Here is an eight-step process for crafting the perfect personal mission statement.)
- Create a family tradition.
- Create family tree.
- Develop an exercise habit.
- Stop procrastinating.
- Get arrested.
- Fingerpaint.
- Learn how to shave with a straight razor.
- Go on a memorable family vacation.
- Go to bed at 10 PM.
- Stay up two days straight
- Kiss under the mistletoe.
- Meditate every morning.
- Name a star.
- Break a bad habit.
- Read one book a week for a year.
- Join a book club
- Ride a mechanical bull.
- Take a photo every day for a month.
- Take cute pictures in a photobooth.
- Use portion control successfully.
- Walk 10,000 steps a day.
- Write my future self a love letter.
- Make cool stuff with woodworking for your home.
- Do a [difficult pose] in Yoga.
- Live an entire day mindfully.
- Have your “15 minutes of fame.”
- Fix a major home appliance by yourself.
- Survive a bad hangover.
- Read your 500th, 1000th or 10,000th book.
- Take a two week break from technology.
- Hold a plank for 90 seconds.
- Write a book. (Here is the 17-step process that I personally follow.)
- Forgive someone who has wronged you in the past–whether that means reaching out to them to forgive them or just coming to peace with the incident yourself.
- Reconnect with someone from your past.
- Get your credit score over 800.
- Create a family logo.
- Take an IQ test.
- Take an EQ test.
- Read a classical Greek novel.
- Get a professional full-body massage.
- Go shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
- Assemble an extensive wine collection.
- Complete a jigsaw puzzle that has at least 1,000 pieces.
33 Food and Drink Bucket List Ideas
Food and drink—we need them to survive, but there are also so many varieties of food. Trying different dishes from many different cultures allows you to experience some great food.
Mixing in travel and trying the best dishes in the places they are known for makes an exciting twist on the idea of food and bucket lists.
Food and Drink Bucket List Ideas
- Eat a buried pig at a Hawaiian luau
- Drink a $1,000 bottle of champagne.
- Eat a Murtabak in Malaysia.
- Eat at the Djemaa el Fna in Marrakesh, Morocco.
- Eat gelato in Italy.
- Eat Pad Thai noodles on Khao San Road, Thailand.
- Eat pizza in New York.
- Enjoy some fish & chips in Hastings, England.
- Have a drink in an Ice Bar.
- Have chocolate fondue.
- Taste the chocolates of the best chocolatiers in the world.
- Try [name of country] cuisine.
- Try Cassoulet in France.
- Try some roast goat with the Maasai in Kenya.
- Try some Smørrebrød in Denmark.
- Visit famous bakeries and try their specialties.
- Eat a snail (escargot).
- Try Pho.
- Eat a Beignet at Cafe Du Monde.
- Go to a low country boil.
- Go wine tasting at a local winery.
- Catch your fish to both cook and eat that night.
- Learn how to cook a traditional dish from another culture using all authentic ingredients.
- Create your condiment recipe, bottle it, and sell it.
- Make up your flavor of ice cream and make it at home.
- Get fresh honey from a beehive.
- Have a fresh drink using half a coconut (or other fruit) as the glass.
- Be served breakfast in bed.
- Eat dinner at a restaurant owned by a celebrity chef.
- Enter one of your best recipes into a food competition.
- Pick fresh fruit and make a pie.
- You can cleanse your body using a raw diet for a few days or a fresh juice diet for 24 hours.
- Enter a food-eating contest
34 Summer Bucket List Ideas
- Go on a bar walk or pub crawl.
- Make s’mores over a fire pit.
- Go on a couples’ camping trip or road trip. (Check out these road trip questions for couples.)
- Camp with your family in a tent in your backyard just like you did as a child.
- Participate in a scavenger hunt (or make one yourself!).
- Ride every ride at the local carnival.
- Lay outside in a hammock at night and watch the stars.
- Have a 4th of July party with fireworks, sparklers, BBQ, yard games, and friends.
- Go to your local farmer’s market and buy everything you need to make a fresh, home-cooked dinner.
- Go for a helicopter ride.
- Go parasailing at the beach.
- Exercise and get out in the community by doing a color run.
- Create a giant slip-n-slide.
- Go geocaching.
- Go to a honky-tonk and dance the night away.
- Go body surfing.
- Dance in the rain.
- Spark a summer romance for a friend by playing matchmaker and setting them up with someone who you think they would hit it off with.
- Sing karaoke.
- Make your own wine.
- Make homemade popsicles using fresh ingredients.
- Go to a movie at a drive-in theater.
- Take a Ferrari for a test drive.
- Start a water balloon fight in your neighborhood.
- Send out a message in a bottle.
- Successfully fly a kite.
- Watch the sunset from your roof.
- Attend a music festival.
- Start a fire without using matches.
- Let someone set you up on a blind date.
- Build a tree fort.
- Catch a firefly.
- Smoke a hookah.
- Take a tour of a working farm.
Check out this longer list of summer bucket list ideas. You can also check out this list of summer goals for more ideas!
48 Cool Bucket List Ideas
- Pet a shark.
- Watch an eclipse.
- Go on a police ride-along.
- Walk across a suspension bridge.
- Become a storm chaser.
- Make a candle.
- Milk a cow.
- Splurge for front-row tickets.
- Walk on a black sand beach.
- Make something out of origami.
- Upcycle some furniture for your house.
- Successfully use a pottery wheel.
- Try out for a reality show.
- Be a contestant on a game show.
- Contact someone who has the same name as you do.
- Get a caricature drawing of yourself done.
- Get hypnotized.
- Go to a roller derby.
- Write a fan letter to your favorite celebrity.
- Create a house of cards.
- Create and record an original song.
- Lay down and relax in a sensory deprivation bath or tank.
- Get cupping therapy done by a specialist.
- Go gambling in Vegas.
- Buy a fixer-upper house and redo it so you can flip it.
- Learn how to do a fancy flair bar-tending trick.
- Create a time capsule with all of your favorite things in it and bury it somewhere that you will be able to go back and open it in 20 years.
- Hold a tarantula.
- Sleep in an igloo.
- Look inside the top of a volcano.
- Send an anonymous gift to someone.
- Make your greeting cards.
- Eat fire.
- Take a pole dancing class.
- Create a computer font out of your handwriting.
- Swing on a trapeze.
- Host a themed party, such as James Bond, Arabian Nights, a 70s party, or a beach party.
- Bet at the horse races.
- Watch a 3-D movie in the theater.
- Go to Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
- Dance with hula dancers in Hawaii.
- Throw someone a surprise party.
- Invent something new.
- Learn how to blow a smoke ring.
- Slide down a firehouse pole.
- Learn how to skate backwards.
- Go on a submarine.
- Ride on a private jet.
22 Funny Bucket List Ideas
- Go to a psychic and get your palm read.
- Try every cheesecake that The Cheesecake Factory sells.
- Eat an insect.
- Decorate your house for Christmas so much that it will be announced in your city as being on the tacky lights tour.
- Go to a break room or destruction room and break everything in it.
- Write inspirational quotes or messages on index cards and leave them around for strangers to find. (Check out these inspiring bucket list quotes!)
- Propose to a stranger while they’re out with their family.
- Recreate the photo on the cover of the Beatles’ album with three friends.
- Start an ugly fashion trend (example: like the ugly Christmas sweater craze.)
- Learn how to recite the alphabet backward.
- Wear superhero underwear.
- Jump into a pool with all of your clothes on.
- Pretend to be a long-lost friend to a stranger and see if they play along.
- Make a balloon animal.
- Photobomb a stranger.
- Make a giant snowman.
- Crash a stranger’s wedding.
- Compete in a frog jumping contest.
- Get a wax figure done of yourself.
- Respond to a personal ad.
- Go streaking in a public place.
- Watch a sumo wrestling match.
25 Sex Bucket List Ideas
- Have sex in a parking lot.
- Visit a swinger’s club (even if you don’t participate).
- Join the mile-high club (have sex on an airplane).
- Have sex on the beach.
- Check into a one-hour motel with your partner.
- Go to a sex shop.
- Make a sex tape.
- Have phone sex.
- Have sex in a movie theater.
- Act out a fantasy.
- Have sex in every room of your house.
- Do body shots.
- Do a strip tease.
- Stay in bed all day.
- Have professional boudoir photos taken.
- Have sex in a foreign country.
- Send dirty pictures to your partner.
- Have sex with the lights on.
- Have sex in your childhood bedroom.
- Have sex somewhere that you could easily get caught.
- Have a threesome.
- Have a sex marathon.
- Experiment with sex toys.
- Experience (or give) a g-spot orgasm.
- Use a sex swing.
20 Bucket List Ideas For Couples
- Go on a tech-free date.
- Get a couples’ massage.
- Go on a double date.
- Go to each other’s hometowns and show your partner everywhere you used to hang out growing up.
- Binge-watch a new television series together.
- Sing a duet on karaoke night.
- Design a creative monogram.
- Wear couples’ costumes on Halloween.
- Kiss on top of a Ferris wheel.
- Cover your bed in rose petals.
- Host a game night and invite all of your couple of friends.
- Make a playlist that follows your relationships from beginning to present. Include all of the songs that remind you of each other.
- Carve your initials into a tree with a heart around it.
- Learn how to do the Tango together.
- Make a full Thanksgiving dinner together (and be sure to talk about what you're thankful for.)
- Recreate your first date.
- Explore a cave together.
- Rent ATVs and ride them through the dunes.
- Learn how to say “I love you” in 10 languages.
- Spend the night together in a castle.
For more bucket list ideas for couples, check out our post about creating a relationship bucket list.
Cool “Bucket List” Gift Idea: 100 Bucket List Scratch-off Poster
If you are going to pursue a bucket list, why not make it a bit more fun with this cool poster featuring 100 bucket list ideas where you can “scratch off” the ideas as you accomplish them? This is a fun idea that makes a great gift idea for anyone from a teen to a retiree.
100 Things to Do Bucket List Scratch Poster
One Final Thought on Bucket Lists
Here is a secret. Bucket lists are never meant to be completed. Who wants to be 50 and reach the end of their bucket list? What are you supposed to do then? Just stop enjoying life?
Keep most items on your bucket list achievable, but make the number of items and the amount of “tough” completions complex enough that finishing “everything” would be very tough. Then, if you get close, add more things to do. (To make things easier and more fun, choose a bucket list template and get started on your bucket list.)
It would be best if you also considered what activities should not be on your bucket list because they are simply not important to you. Add those to your anti-bucket list instead and save your time.
If you already have a family, you can create a family bucket list. Start by asking your spouse and your kids what they want to do.
There are “normal” bucket list ideas—and extra tough ones. To complete big milestones, you might also want to think of some ways to reward yourself.
The one main obstacle to achieving many of the items on your bucket list is being able to afford these ideas and learn how to implement them.
So if you want three great resources, then I'd suggest checking out:
- The “Stack Your Savings” Book
- 16 Money-Saving Apps and Websites
- Skillshare to get access to thousands of courses.
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Thanks for this!
I definitely added some of these ideas to my personal bucket list.
Kinda young for me to be thinking about a bucket list but age shouldn’t really matter!
Plenty of ideas indeed of things to do and live. I thought I was getting closer to the end of my own bucket list but I might add a few more things now. No matter what, we all need to take care of ours and help our loved ones realize theirs too.