You work hard, and you want your vacation to be special. In their time away, most folks in a recent survey would rather see what's in the sky than what's on the ground. The Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights won out against spots like Machu Picchu. Nightlife beats wildlife, in other words.
The survey comes from The Adventure Company, and 8,000 U.K. travellers were polled. Check out this run-down, featured on Traveling Greener, and see if you agree with the choices for the Top 10 places people would most like to experience:
1. Northern Lights - 16%
2. Machu Picchu - 15.7%
3. The Himalayas - 8.6%
4. The Galapagos 8.2%
5. Taj Mahal 8%
6. Angkor Wat 6.2%
7. The Great Wall 4.3%
8. The Amazon 4%
9. Petra 3.7%
10. The Rainforest 3.6% (kind of a vague answer)
Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Adventure Co. Managing Director Claire Wilson says she thinks the Northern Lights are becoming more popular due to shows like the BBC's Wonders of the Solar System.
Media coverage of celestial events like a recent partial eclipse and super moon didn't hurt either. Brits caught a rare glimpse of the Northern Lights in February, The Guardian reports.
Here's a look at what all the fuss is about, from VisitNorway.com:
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