What’s the one place everyone should visit before they die?

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The Actun Tunichil Muknal cave in Belize before they figure out tourists shouldn't be allowed to get inches away from Mayan artifacts and calcified human skeletons placed in sacrificial ceremony over 1,000 years ago. Go before someone drowns or breaks their neck in the cave passage. One literally needs to swim in some sections of the cave as well as do some technical bouldering without harnesses or rope, in your socks, at the end to get to the final resting place of members of a mysterious, ancient culture. You can never prove you were there as cameras and phones are prohibited because some fucktard tourist dropped their phone on a human skull, crushing it's crystalized frontal bone.

As a bonus, stay and fish the Caribean waters of Belize for tarpon, permit and bonefish. On the fly if you're gay; spincast if you're retarded and lazy like me.
 
There are places that change the way you see the world. Some you find by accident, others you chase for years.

What’s the one spot you think everyone should experience at least once? Could be deep in the backcountry, across an ocean, or just down a forgotten dirt road.

Tell us where it is, what makes it special, and why it stuck with you.
Grand Staircase Escalante area of Utah. It's just... it's not a real place.
 
Been to many of the places mentioned already but if it came down to one specific place it would have to be flying in to Brooks Camp, Katmai National Park and hiking to Brooks Falls. Seeing dozens of wild brown bears catching salmon is a bucket list item highlighted in bold! Watching that feeding frenzy go down at the gateway to the Valley of 10,000 Smokes really puts your life in perspective of what wild is!
 
As has been mentioned, Africa strikes a primal chord. But Machu Picchu at sunset is a sight to behold.
Machu Picchu is currently a bucket list item for me, but I’ve read mixed reports recently about it being kind of crowded and overly commercialized. May depend on when you go and who you coordinate to book through.
 
As has been mentioned, Africa strikes a primal chord. But Machu Picchu at sunset is a sight to behold.
My wife is from Lima. I’ve been to Peru several times, all over the country on small planes, trains, busses. So much breathtaking scenery, it’s unreal. Rainbow mountain, high glacier lakes, buggies and sunset over sand dunes at Huacachina, cliffs at Paracas, wineries in Ica, rainforest, waterfalls and canyons as grand as the Grand Canyon in Chochapyas, Gocta falls, Kuelap, beach bungalows in Northern Peru, architecture, culture, food. One of my favorite things of all was a train ride through the Andes with food and drink, from Cusco to Lake Titicaca. Medellin, Bali, Baja, Switzerland were also amazing. Midwest deer hunting is hard to beat. MN grouse a great trip. Argentina, Africa top my bucket list for hunting/fishing.
 
Machu Picchu is currently a bucket list item for me, but I’ve read mixed reports recently about it being kind of crowded and overly commercialized. May depend on when you go and who you coordinate to book through.
I’ve been a few times. Worth it even with the crowd. Other less crowded places totally worth it too. The country is unreal
 
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Alaska and the Brooks Range. Its remoteness is unmatched as far as the US is concerned. This picture was taken aprox. 225 miles from the nearest road and 450 miles from any modern convenience. The animals you see likely have never laid eyes on a human and you get that feeling with every step that nobody has stepped there before. It has a unique way of humbling you and putting you in your place in the world.
 
Patagonia was an indelible experience for me. Lots of vertical, harsh weather, good steak, and very kind people.
 
There are endless adventures all over the globe that make it easy to forget what we have in our own backyard. Get out and explore some of the national parks right here in the US. You won’t be disappointed. View attachment 15View attachment 16View attachment 17View attachment 18View attachment 19View attachment 20View attachment 21
My buddies and I do a guy’s hiking trip or two every year and always try to go to a different National Park. We’ve crossed 11 off the list so far. I think Sequoia, King’s Canyon, and Yosemite is our next trip. I need to get them to book some trips where we’re hiking with guns on our shoulders and chasing mule deer or elk though haha.
 
My buddies and I do a guy’s hiking trip or two every year and always try to go to a different National Park. We’ve crossed 11 off the list so far. I think Sequoia, King’s Canyon, and Yosemite is our next trip. I need to get them to book some trips where we’re hiking with guns on our shoulders and chasing mule deer or elk though haha.
Enjoying the woods is one of the best parts about hunting.
 
I know it's been said earlier in the post but Africa, the more remote the better. It's the one place that consistently calls me back.

Hunting camp on the Luangwa River, Zambia.
 

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Somewhere in the middle of Ireland. A cottage, some black face sheep, medieval churches, and lots of green. ☘️
 

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