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    Looking For Holiday Tips? How Many Of THESE 30 Bucket List Locations Have You Visited?

    Yet to book your summer holiday? Here are the 30 landmarks you've got to see, according to British Airways

    By Marie Claire
    Published 16 March 2015 In Features

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    Yet to book your summer holiday? Here are the 30 landmarks you've got to see, according to British Airways

    If you're anything like us, we've been struggling to decide where to book our summer holiday...at least we were until we saw these 30 top locations commissioned by British Airways as part of their ‘Inspire Us’ travel photography challenge.

    Choices, choices...but which winning landmark came out on top?

    It may come as little surprise (to anyone who has tried recreating Audrey Hepburn's legendary 'Bonjour, Paris!' from classic movie Funny Face) that the majority of the 2,000 Brits who were asked listed Paris' Eiffel Tower as their top attraction. But what about the other 29 locations?

    Other top attractions included The Grand Canyon in USA, The Taj Mahal in India, Pompeii in Italy, The Great Sphinx in Egypt and the Great Wall of China in...well...China, of course...

    (Image credit: Bhaskar Krishnamurthy/Robert Har)

    Taj Mahal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

    The UK didn't lose out to it's exotic rivals, however: Big Ben, Stonehenge, Houses of Parliament, Edinburgh Castle and Loch Ness all featured on the 30-strong bucket list.

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    According to the survey statistics, the average adult has seen only ten of these 30 landmarks on the list with a whopping 70% expressing concern at not seeing enough of the world. Although, that's what summer holidays are for, right? We're already feeling inspired...how about you?

    Here is the full list of the top 30 destination according to BA's survey:

    1. Eiffel Tower- Paris – France

    2. The Grand Canyon – USA

    3. Big Ben – England

    4. Stonehenge – England

    5. Houses of Parliament – England

    6. Statue of Liberty- USA

    7. The Pyramids of Giza – Egypt

    8. Great Wall of China – China

    9. Tower of Pisa – Italy

    10. Niagara Falls – USA/Canada

    11. The Taj Mahal – India

    12. The Colosseum – Italy

    13. The Great Sphinx – Egypt

    14. Edinburgh Castle – Scotland

    15. Empire State Building – USA

    16. Sydney Opera House – Australia

    17. Mount Everest – Nepal

    18. Pompeii- Italy

    19. Golden Gate Bridge – USA

    20. Ayres Rock – Australia

    21. Great Barrier Reef – Australia

    22. Loch Ness – Scotland

    23. The Rivers of Venice – Venice

    24. Acropolis of Athens – Greece

    25. The Louvre – France

    26. Machu Picchu – Peru

    27. Christ the Redeemer – Brazil

    28. The Hollywood Sign – USA

    29. The White House – USA

    30. Mount Rushmore – USA

    Do you agree with the vote? What's your winning bucket list destination?

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