Monday Musing: Your Last Must-See Historic Sites Around The World

[MoeFOH]

Got into an interesting chat on Xmas day about this. While not exactly the same premise, essentially the question below was posed:

Broad scope, basically whatever floats your boat, be it anything from ancient wonders to the scene of a landmark event or even just the usual haunts of a favourite artist or the historical highlights of a particular city...You can only see 3 more historical sites in your lifetime, what are they? 🤔

Some of the responses from the group were unexpected and intriguing - sites ranging from the Pyramids to WW2 battlefields to famous Paris cafes came up...  

What would your 3 be? Post em' up! 

[westg]

Nothing else matters to me.All I want out of life is to see a Katy Perry concert.  

Seriously Machu Picchu, I need to go and stand there. 

I have been lucky enough to dive in many places around the world and swim with an all manner of sea life. If you can do it some how somewhere I would love to swim / dive amongst a pod of killer whales.  

I smoked a few cigars with Hamlet (thanks to Rob)  that was such a thrill. Learnt so much in a short time. I would love to be able to do that again someday. 

[MoeFOH]

28 minutes ago, westg said:

Nothing else matters to me .All I want out of life is to see a Katy Perry concert.  

[Chibearsv]

On 12/29/2025 at 11:09 AM, westg said:

Nothing else matters to me.All I want out of life is to see a Katy Perry concert.  

Maybe you and Chas can go to Katy Perry and Tay Tay back to back. Sounds like a bucket list trip for both of you. 

[BrightonCorgi]

Mt Everest base camp 

VIP tour of Ferrari

VIP tour of Romanée-Conti.

 

[Ford2112]

The Vatican in Rome

Castles in Romania

Cuba someday.

[joeypots]

Egypt. I'm a sucker for Egyptian archaeology. Been reading about it since I was a kid and I am going to float down the Nile and  check it out one day.

I'd like to do an African safari.

China and the big sights. The great wall, forbidden city, and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of the world.

[MoeFOH]

21 hours ago, westg said:

Seriously Machu Picchu, I need to go and stand there. 

I am with you 100% on this one, West. 

[MoeFOH]

5 hours ago, joeypots said:

Egypt. I'm a sucker for Egyptian archaeology. Been reading about it since I was a kid and I am going to float down the Nile and  check it out one day.

I'd like to do an African safari.

China and the big sights. The great wall, forbidden city, and Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of the world.

Love all this, Joe. Especially the Egypt part. 

[SpecialK]

Will be in Paris in May (ish). What's the day trip recommendations on Paris + 6 to 8 hours out?

[Chibearsv]

Machu Picchu for sure

Scotland for castles and golf courses

The Great Wall.

 

[westg]

7 hours ago, Chibearsv said:

Maybe you and Chas can go to Katy Perry and Tay Tay back to back.  Sounds like a bucket list trip for both of you. 

Chas sounds like a great guy with impeccable taste and character.  

[griller]

In no particular order:

--Machu Picchu

--Egyptian Pyramids

--The Alps (with a $100K spending allowance).

[Drguano]

I would like to go into orbit. More down to Earth? I will visit the invasion sites in Normandy. To get there, I will cross the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2.

[HDGSN]

The South Pole

Jiankou section of the Great Wall of China

Neyland Stadium hosting a night time college football playoff game.

[Goldeneye]

Machu Picchu

Galapagos Islands

WW 1 France/Belgium battlefield Sites and WW 2 Normandy sites.  Spent a week through here before and it wasn't enough time.  I would go back here again before most places i haven't been, with the exception of the two places above.

[Ford2112]

35 minutes ago, Goldeneye said:

Machu Picchu

Galapagos Islands

WW 1 France/Belgium battlefield Sites and WW 2 Normandy sites.  Spent a week through here before and it wasn't enough time.  I would go back here again before most places i haven't been, with the exception of the two places above.

Normandy is high on my list