Counties Visited

Lonely Planet Ultimate Travel 

In 2015, Lonely Planet (our goto travel guide series for destinations not covered by Rick Steves) released an Ultimate Travel book ranking the top 500 travel destinations. Our personal stats are below:

Brian

  1. Colosseum, Rome, Italy (#7, 2005)
  2. Alhambra, Granda, Spain (#9, 2018)
  3. Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy (#26, 2005)
  4. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (#40, 2014)
  5. Pantheon, Rome, Italy (#51, 2005)
  6. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland (#58, 2014)
  7. Yellowstone National Park, USA (#61, 1997)
  8. Berlin Wall, Germany (#63, 2017)
  9. Isle of Skye, Scotland (#64, 2014)
  10. Duomo Santa Maria de Fiore, Florence, Italy (#66, 2005)
  11. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City (#85, 2005)
  12. Golden Gate Bridge, California, USA (#101, 2001, 2005)
  13. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland (#103, 2009, 2018)
  14. Niagara Falls, Canada (#106, 1987, 2015)
  15. Empire State Building, New York, USA (#109, 2017)
  16. Vatican Museums, Vatican City (#115, 2005)
  17. Sintra (#142, 2017, 2018)
  18. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York, USA (#144, 2015, 2017)
  19. Walt Disney World, Florida, USA (#155, 1992, 1997, 1999)
  20. Schloss Neuschwanstein, Germany (#159, 2015)
  21. National Mall, Washington D.C., USA (#171, 1998)
  22. Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland (#170, 2014)
  23. Gullfoss, Iceland (#176, 2015, 2017)
  24. Rocky Mountain National Park (#177, 2000, 2013)
  25. Historic Centre of San Gimignano, Italy (#205, 2005)
  26. Times Square, New York, USA (#208, 2009, 2015)
  27. Reichstag, German (#221, 2017)
  28. Alcatraz (#228, 2017)
  29. Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy (#229, 2005)
  30. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA (#259, 1998)
  31. National September 11 Museum & Memorial (#263, 2015)
  32. Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada (#320, 2016)
  33. Lisbon’s Alfama, Portugal (#336, 2017)
  34. Geysir, Iceland (#359, 2015)
  35. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (#372, 2018)
  36. Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (#378, 2009)
  37. Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, USA (#391, 1997)
  38. Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland (#424, 2018)
  39. Brandenburg Gate, Germany (#435, 2017)
  40. Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, USA (#466, 2016)
  41. Tower of London, England (#467, 2014)
  42. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (#468, 2009)
  43. Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy (#491, 2005)
  44. Rock of Cashel, Ireland (#497, 2009)

Amanda

  1. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA (#6, 2002)
  2. Colosseum, Rome, Italy (#7, 2005)
  3. Alhambra, Granda, Spain (#9, 2018)
  4. Yosemite National Park, California, USA (#21, 2002)
  5. Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy (#26, 2005)
  6. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (#40, 2014)
  7. Pantheon, Rome, Italy (#51, 2005)
  8. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland (#58, 2014)
  9. Yellowstone National Park, USA (#61, 2002)
  10. Berlin Wall, Germany (#63, 2017)
  11. Isle of Skye, Scotland (#64, 2014)
  12. Duomo Santa Maria de Fiore, Florence, Italy (#66, 2005)
  13. Redwood National Park, California, USA (#77, 2002)
  14. St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City (#85, 2005)
  15. Golden Gate Bridge, California, USA (#101, 2017)
  16. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland (#103, 2009, 2018)
  17. Niagara Falls, Canada (#106, 2015)
  18. Empire State Building, New York, USA (#109, 2017)
  19. Vatican Museums, Vatican City (#115, 2005)
  20. Sintra (#142, 2018)
  21. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York, USA (#144, 2015, 2017)
  22. Schloss Neuschwanstein, Germany (#159, 2015)
  23. Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland (#170, 2014)
  24. National Mall, Washington D.C., USA (#171, 2000)
  25. Gullfoss, Iceland (#176, 2015, 2017)
  26. Rocky Mountain National Park (#177, 2013)
  27. Historic Centre of San Gimignano, Italy (#205, 2005)
  28. Times Square, New York, USA (#208, 2015)
  29. Reichstag, German (#221, 2017)
  30. Alcatraz (#228, 2017)
  31. Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy (#229, 2005)
  32. Silfra, Iceland (#250, 2017)
  33. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., USA (#259, 2000)
  34. National September 11 Museum & Memorial (#263, 2015)
  35. Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada (#320, 2016)
  36. Lisbon’s Alfama, Portugal (#336, 2017)
  37. Geysir, Iceland (#359, 2015)
  38. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (#372, 2018)
  39. Cliffs of Moher, Ireland (#378, 2009)
  40. Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, USA (#391, 2002)
  41. Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland (#424, 2018)
  42. Brandenburg Gate, Germany (#435, 2017)
  43. Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, USA (#466, 2016)
  44. Tower of London, England (#467, 2014)
  45. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland (#468, 2009)
  46. Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy (#491, 2005)
  47. Rock of Cashel, Ireland (#497, 2009)

Noah

  1. Alhambra, Granda, Spain (#9, 2018)
  2. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (#40, 2014)
  3. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland (#58, 2014)
  4. Berlin Wall, Germany (#63, 2017)
  5. Isle of Skye, Scotland (#64, 2014)
  6. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland (#103, 2018)
  7. Niagara Falls, Canada (#106, 2015)
  8. Empire State Building, New York, USA (#109, 2017)
  9. Sintra (#142, 2017, 2018)
  10. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York, USA (#144, 2017)
  11. Schloss Neuschwanstein, Germany (#159, 2015)
  12. Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland (#170, 2014)
  13. Gullfoss, Iceland (#176, 2015, 2017)
  14. Rocky Mountain National Park (#177, 2013)
  15. Times Square, New York, USA (#208, 2017)
  16. Reichstag, German (#221, 2017)
  17. Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada (#320, 2016)
  18. Lisbon’s Alfama, Portugal (#336, 2017)
  19. Geysir, Iceland (#359, 2015, 2017)
  20. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (#372, 2018)
  21. Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland (#424, 2018)
  22. Brandenburg Gate, Germany (#435, 2017)
  23. Tower of London, England (#467, 2014)

Emmie

  1. Alhambra, Granda, Spain (#9, 2018)
  2. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (#40, 2014)
  3. Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland (#58, 2014)
  4. Berlin Wall, Germany (#63, 2017)
  5. Isle of Skye, Scotland (#64, 2014)
  6. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland (#103, 2018)
  7. Niagara Falls, Canada (#106, 2015)
  8. Empire State Building, New York, USA (#109, 2017)
  9. Sintra (#142, 2017, 2018)
  10. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York, USA (#144, 2017)
  11. Schloss Neuschwanstein, Germany (#159, 2015)
  12. Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland (#170, 2014)
  13. Gullfoss, Iceland (#176, 2015, 2017)
  14. Rocky Mountain National Park (#177, 2013)
  15. Reichstag, German (#221, 2017)
  16. Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada (#320, 2016)
  17. Lisbon’s Alfama, Portugal (#336, 2017)
  18. Geysir, Iceland (#359, 2015, 2017)
  19. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (#372, 2018)
  20. Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland (#424, 2018)
  21. Brandenburg Gate, Germany (#435, 2017)
  22. Tower of London, England (#467, 2014)

Eilidh

  1. Alhambra, Granda, Spain (#9, 2018)
  2. Berlin Wall, Germany (#63, 2017)
  3. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland (#103, 2018)
  4. Empire State Building, New York, USA (#109, 2017)
  5. Sintra (#142, 2018)
  6. Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York, USA (#144, 2017)
  7. Gullfoss, Iceland (#176, 2017)
  8. Reichstag, Germany (#221, 2017)
  9. Alcatraz, California, USA (#228, 2017)
  10. Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada (#320, 2016)
  11. Lisbon’s Alfama, Portugal (#336, 2017)
  12. Geysir, Iceland (#359, 2017)
  13. Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (#372, 2018)
  14. Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland (#424, 2018)
  15. Brandenburg Gate, Germany (#435, 2017)
  16. Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles (#466, 2016)

Airports Visited

Brian

  1. Kansas City International Airport [MCI] – 1997
  2. Orlando International Airport [MCO] – 1997
  3. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport [DFW] – 2001
  4. San Diego International Airport [SAN] – 2001
  5. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport [SEA] – 2001
  6. Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids) [CID] – 2002
  7. Chicago Midway Airport [MDW] – 2002
  8. San Francisco International Airport – 2002
  9. O’Hare International Airport (Chicago) [ORD] – 2004
  10. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [CVG]- 2005
  11. Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino (Rome) [FCO] – 2005
  12. Ottumwa Regional Airport [OTM] – 2005*
  13. Sioux Gateway Airport [SUX] – 2007
  14. Denver International Airport [DEN] – 2007
  15. Los Angeles International Airport [LAX] – 2007
  16. Eppley Airfield (Omaha) [OMA] – 2008
  17. Teterboro Airport [TEB] – 2009
  18. Des Moines International Airport [DSM] – 2009
  19. Dublin Airport [DUB] – 2009
  20. St. Louis Lambert International Airport [STL] – 2009
  21. Raleigh-Durham International Airport [RDU] – 2009
  22. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport [PHX] – 2011
  23. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport [MSP] – 2012
  24. LaGuardia Airport (New York) [LGA] – 2012
  25. Westchester County Airport (White Plains, NY) [HPN] – 2013
  26. Memphis International Airport [MEM] – 2013
  27. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport [ATL] – 2013
  28. Edinburgh Airport [EDI] – 2014
  29. Inverness Airport [INV] – 2014*
  30. Charles de Gaulle Airport [CDG] – 2014
  31. Durango-La Plata County Airport [DRO] – 2014
  32. Mobile Regional Airport [MOB] – 2015
  33. Toronto Pearson International Airport [YYZ] – 2015
  34. Keflavík International Airport [KEF] – 2015
  35. Frankfurt Airport [FRA] – 2015
  36. Munich Airport [MUC] – 2015
  37. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport [DCA] – 2015
  38. John F. Kennedy International Airport [JFK] – 2015
  39. Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport [GSP] – 2016
  40. Portland International Airport [PDX] – 2016
  41. Nashville International Airport [BNA] – 2016
  42. Bradley International Airport [BDL] – 2016
  43. Bishop International Airport [FNT] – 2016
  44. Halifax Stanfield International Airport [YHZ] – 2016
  45. Logan International Airport [BOS] – 2016
  46. Oakland International Airport [OAK] – 2017
  47. Mineta San Jose International Airport [SJC] – 2017
  48. Newark Liberty International Airport [EWR] – 2017
  49. Berlin Tegel Airport [TXL] – 2017
  50. Lisbon Airport (Humberto Delgado Airport) [LIS] – 2017
  51. Porto Santo Airport [PXO] – 2017
  52. Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport [FNC] – 2017
  53. T.F. Green Airport [PVD] – 2018
  54. Belfast International Airport [BFS] – 2018
  55. Málaga Airport [AGP] – 2018
  56. Gran Canaria Airport [LPA] – 2019
  57. Fuerteventura Airport [FUE] – 2019
  58. Kahului Airport [OGG] – 2022
  59. Norfolk International Airport [ORF] – 2022

Amanda

  1. Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids) [CID] – 2005
  2. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [CVG]- 2005
  3. Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino (Rome) [FCO] – 2005
  4. Ottumwa Regional Airport [OTM] – 2005*
  5. Sioux Gateway Airport [SUX] – 2007
  6. Denver International Airport [DEN] – 2007
  7. Los Angeles International Airport [LAX] – 2007
  8. Des Moines International Airport [DSM] – 2009
  9. O’Hare International Airport (Chicago) [ORD] – 2009
  10. Dublin Airport [DUB] – 2009
  11. St. Louis Lambert International Airport [STL] – 2009
  12. Raleigh-Durham International Airport [RDU] – 2009
  13. San Diego International Airport [SAN] – 2011
  14. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport [PHX] – 2011
  15. Edinburgh Airport [EDI] – 2014
  16. Inverness Airport [INV] – 2014*
  17. Charles de Gaulle Airport [CDG] – 2014
  18. Montrose Regional Airport [MTJ] – 2014
  19. Durango-La Plata County Airport [DRO] – 2014
  20. Toronto Pearson International Airport [YYZ] – 2015
  21. Keflavík International Airport [KEF] – 2015
  22. Frankfurt Airport [FRA] – 2015
  23. Munich Airport [MUC] – 2015
  24. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport [MSP] – 2015
  25. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport [DCA] – 2015
  26. LaGuardia Airport (New York) [LGA] – 2015
  27. John F. Kennedy International Airport [JFK] – 2015
  28. Kansas City International Airport [MCI] – 2016
  29. Halifax Stanfield International Airport [YHZ] – 2016
  30. Oakland International Airport [OAK] – 2017
  31. Newark Liberty International Airport [EWR] – 2017
  32. Berlin Tegel Airport [TXL] – 2017
  33. Lisbon Airport (Humberto Delgado Airport) [LIS] – 2017
  34. Porto Santo Airport [PXO] – 2017
  35. Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport [FNC] – 2017
  36. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport [CLE] – 2017
  37. Pittsburgh International Airport [PIT] – 2017
  38. Logan International Airport [BOS] – 2018
  39. T.F. Green Airport [PVD]  – 2018
  40. Belfast International Airport [BFS] – 2018
  41. Málaga Airport [AGP] – 2018
  42. Gran Canaria Airport [LPA] – 2019
  43. Fuerteventura Airport [FUE] – 2019
  44. Kahului Airport [OGG] – 2022
  45. Philadelphia International Airport [PHL] – 2022
  46. Norfolk International Airport [ORF] – 2022

Noah

  1. Des Moines International Airport [DSM] – 2011
  2. Denver International Airport [DEN] – 2011
  3. San Diego International Airport [SAN] – 2011
  4. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport [PHX] – 2011
  5. O’Hare International Airport (Chicago) [ORD] – 2014
  6. Edinburgh Airport [EDI] – 2014
  7. Charles de Gaulle Airport [CDG] – 2014
  8. Eastern Iowa Airport (Cedar Rapids) [CID] – 2014
  9. Durango-La Plata County Airport [DRO] – 2014
  10. Toronto Pearson International Airport [YYZ] – 2015
  11. Keflavík International Airport [KEF] – 2015
  12. Frankfurt Airport [FRA] – 2015
  13. Munich Airport [MUC] – 2015
  14. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport [MSP] – 2015
  15. Kansas City International Airport [MCI] – 2016
  16. Halifax Stanfield International Airport [YHZ] – 2016
  17. LaGuardia Airport (New York) [LGA] – 2017
  18. Newark Liberty International Airport [EWR] – 2017
  19. Berlin Tegel Airport [TXL] – 2017
  20. Lisbon Airport (Humberto Delgado Airport) [LIS] – 2017
  21. Porto Santo Airport [PXO] – 2017
  22. Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport [FNC] – 2017
  23. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport [CLE] – 2017
  24. Pittsburgh International Airport [PIT] – 2017
  25. Logan International Airport [BOS] – 2018
  26. T.F. Green Airport [PVD]  – 2018
  27. Belfast International Airport [BFS] – 2018
  28. Málaga Airport [AGP] – 2018
  29. John F. Kennedy International Airport [JFK] – 2018
  30. Gran Canaria Airport [LPA] – 2019
  31. Fuerteventura Airport [FUE] – 2019
  32. St. Louis Lambert International Airport [STL] – 2022
  33. Philadelphia International Airport [PHL] – 2022
  34. Norfolk International Airport [ORF] – 2022
  35. Leonardo Da Vinci-Fiumicino (Rome) [FCO] – 2023

Emmie

  1. Des Moines International Airport [DSM] – 2013
  2. O’Hare International Airport (Chicago) [ORD] – 2013
  3. Edinburgh Airport [EDI] – 2014
  4. Charles de Gaulle Airport [CDG] – 2014
  5. Denver International Airport [DEN] – 2014
  6. Montrose Regional Airport [MTJ] – 2014
  7. Durango-La Plata County Airport [DRO] – 2014
  8. Toronto Pearson International Airport [YYZ] – 2015
  9. Keflavík International Airport [KEF] – 2015
  10. Frankfurt Airport [FRA] – 2015
  11. Munich Airport [MUC] – 2015
  12. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport [MSP] – 2015
  13. Kansas City International Airport [MCI] – 2016
  14. Halifax Stanfield International Airport [YHZ] – 2016
  15. Newark Liberty International Airport [EWR] – 2017
  16. Berlin Tegel Airport [TXL] – 2017
  17. Lisbon Airport (Humberto Delgado Airport) [LIS] – 2017
  18. Porto Santo Airport [PXO] – 2017
  19. Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport [FNC] – 2017
  20. LaGuardia Airport (New York) [LGA] – 2018
  21. Logan International Airport [BOS] – 2018
  22. T.F. Green Airport [PVD]  – 2018
  23. Belfast International Airport [BFS] – 2018
  24. Málaga Airport [AGP] – 2018
  25. John F. Kennedy International Airport [JFK] – 2018
  26. Gran Canaria Airport [LPA] – 2019
  27. Fuerteventura Airport [FUE] – 2019
  28. St. Louis Lambert International Airport [STL] – 2020
  29. Philadelphia International Airport [PHL] – 2022
  30. Norfolk International Airport [ORF] – 2022

Eilidh

  1. Des Moines International Airport [DSM] – 2016
  2. Denver International Airport [DEN] – 2016
  3. Kansas City International Airport [MCI] – 2016
  4. Toronto Pearson International Airport [YYZ] – 2016
  5. Halifax Stanfield International Airport [YHZ] – 2016
  6. Los Angeles International Airport [LAX] – 2016
  7. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport [PHX] – 2017
  8. Oakland International Airport [OAK] – 2017
  9. Newark Liberty International Airport [EWR] – 2017
  10. Keflavík International Airport [KEF] – 2017
  11. Berlin Tegel Airport [TXL] – 2017
  12. Lisbon Airport (Humberto Delgado Airport) [LIS] – 2017
  13. Porto Santo Airport [PXO] – 2017
  14. Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport [FNC] – 2017
  15. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport [CLE] – 2017
  16. Pittsburgh International Airport [PIT] – 2017
  17. Logan International Airport [BOS] – 2018
  18. T.F. Green Airport [PVD]  – 2018
  19. Belfast International Airport [BFS] – 2018
  20. Málaga Airport [AGP] – 2018
  21. John F. Kennedy International Airport [JFK] – 2018
  22. LaGuardia Airport (New York) [LGA] – 2018
  23. Gran Canaria Airport [LPA] – 2019
  24. Fuerteventura Airport [FUE] – 2019
  25. St. Louis Lambert International Airport [STL] – 2022
  26. Philadelphia International Airport [PHL] – 2022
  27. Norfolk International Airport [ORF] – 2022

Subways/Metros

  1. Atlanta MARTA | Brian
  2. Berlin U-Bahn | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie, Eilidh
  3. Boston MBTA Subway | Brian
  4. Chicago “L” | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie, Eilidh
  5. Lisbon Metro | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie, Eilidh
  6. London Underground | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie
  7. Los Angeles Metro Rail | Brian, Amanda
  8. New York City Subway | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie, Eilidh
  9. Philadelphia SEPTA | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie, Eilidh
  10. Rome Metro | Brian, Amanda, Noah
  11. San Francisco/Bay Area Rapid Transit | Brian, Amanda, Eilidh
  12. Toronto Subway | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie
  13. Washington D.C. Metro | Brian, Amanda, Noah, Emmie, Eilidh