Retirement brings a lot of free time, but that doesn’t mean it has to get boring! If you haven’t already, it’s never too late to start checking things off your retirement bucket list. If you’re stuck for ideas, here are 50 of the most popular ideas/goals to get you started.
Retirement Bucket List Ideas:
- 1. Go on a cruise
- 2. See the Northern Lights
- 3. Spend more time with the grandchildren
- 4. Rescue a shelter dog or cat
- 5. Run a marathon
- 6. Grow vegetables / start a garden
- 7. Travel across Europe
- 8. Witness a solar eclipse
- 9. Fly in a helicopter
- 10. Re-visit original honeymoon destinations
- 11. Volunteer for charity
- 12. Get in better shape / eat better
- 13. Visit all seven continents
- 14. Go on a safari
- 15. Learn a foreign language
- 16. Try an extreme sport, such as skydiving
- 17. Take up art / take art classes
- 18. See the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids
- 19. Gamble in Las Vegas
- 20. Learn to play the piano / other musical instrument
- 21. Christmas shopping in New York
- 22. Go horseback riding
- 23. Have a spa day
- 24. Take the grandchildren to Disneyland
- 25. Donate blood
- 26. Pass a skill or hobby of yours on to younger relatives
- 27. Renew your wedding vows
- 28. Whale and dolphin watching
- 29. Learn how to cook / take cooking lessons
- 30. Visit distant friends or relatives
- 31. Eat Belgium waffles in Belgium
- 32. See Stonehenge
- 33. Drive on Route 66
- 34. Write a book
- 35. Try skiing
- 36. Fix up a classic car or motorcycle
- 37. Hot air balloon ride
- 38. Work on the family tree / track down long-lost family
- 39. Go scuba diving or snorkeling
- 40. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Ireland
- 41. Ride an elephant
- 42. Sell something you have made yourself
- 43. Go to a concert of a favorite band / singer
- 44. Learn to make pottery
- 45. Volunteer for community or local school
- 46. Eat at a Michelin starred restaurant
- 47. Go cage diving with Great White sharks
- 48. Go back to school
- 49. Take dancing lessons
- 50. Try yoga or tai chi
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