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‘Ultimate bucket list’: Top 10 travel destinations in the world

Travel company Lonely Planet has released their 'ultimate' travel destinations list, and it's left us (and we're sure many others) itching to book a flight and check out the world.

Travel company Lonely Planet has released their ‘ultimate’ travel destinations list, and it’s left us (and we’re sure many others) itching to book a flight and check out the world.

The publisher rounded up some of the world’s best travel authors and experts to rank “mega-sights and hidden gems in a definitive wish list of the 500 best places to visit on earth.”

There are some obvious mentions on the list, but also a couple of destinations you’ll need to freshly add to your bucket list.

And as for Australia? We did alright. The Twelve Apostles came 12th, the Sydney Opera House came 57th and Uluru clocked in at a cool 33rd.

Click through our gallery to view the top 10.

Ten: Aya Sofya, Turkey

Nine: Alhambra, Spain

Eight: Iguazú Falls, Brazil and Argentina

Seven: Colosseum, Italy

Six: Grand Canyon National Park, USA

Five: Taj Mahal, India

Four: Great Wall of China

Three: Machu Picchu, Peru

Two: Great Barrier Reef, Australia

One: Temples of Angkor, Cambodia

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