Laura the Explorer

Laura LOVES to have her picture taken in front of tourist attractions and tag along on exciting adventures in each area. Please make sure to take her picture in front of any of the following sights....and also any other exciting place that are not listed below - she wants to see the world and discover new attractions!

Laura especially loves to visit aquariums, beaches and churches/cathedrals. There are probably many of these throughout the world that she is not aware of, so she would love to discover new ones! She would also love to visit each continent.

Here are some places Laura would like to visit. In brackets are specific attractions she'd like to visit if you're headed that way!

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Laura would love to go up the CN tower and onto the glass floor or to the restaurant at the top! Extra bonus points for taking her to the Ripley's Aquarium next door!)  3L5 (myself)
• Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada or Buffalo, New York, USA 
• Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (Laura would love to see Petit Champlain and/or Montmorency Falls)  Thanks tricog5!
• Memphis, Tennessee, USA  (Laura LOVES the Hometown of the Blues! She would love to go "Walking in Memphis" in front of Graceland, have her picture taken in the Jungle Room, and go for a walk down Beale Street!)
• Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA (Laura would love to also get her picture taken in front of the Full House house)
• Chicago, IL (Laura would love to get her picture taken in front of the Family Matters house!)
• Nashville, Tennessee, USA (Laura would love to see The Grand Ole Opry or the Ryman Auditorium)
• Atlanta, Georgia, USA (One of the things at the top of Laura's bucket list is to visit the Georgia Aquarium [even better if it's during shark week] and see the whale shark!)
• Orlando, Florida (Laura would love to visit Cinderella's Castle and have her picture taken with a Disney character!)
• New York City, New York, USA (Laura would love to see the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square Church and Times Square) Thanks shallowdiver!
• Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Laura would love to visit "The Tank" at the Golden Nugget hotel)
• The Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
• Washington, DC, USA (Laura would love to see the White House and/or the Lincoln Memorial)
• San Francisco, California (Laura would love to see the Golden Gate Bridge and/or the Full House house)
• Tijuana, Mexico (Laura would love to visit the beach and/or do some haggling in China Town)
• St Maarten, Carribbean (Laura would love to visit Maho Beach and watch the planes come in over the beach)
• St Kitts and Nevis, Carribbean (Laura would like to visit Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park)
• Dominican Republic, Carribbean (Laura would like to watch someone go parasailing, and she also enjoys snorkeling!)
• Machu Picchu, Peru (Laura would love to see the llamas that are rumored to hang out around this location)
• Easter Island, Chile (A must see for Laura in this area is the Moai!)
• Rekjavik, Iceland (Laura would love to see the Blue Lagoon and/or the Hallgrímskirkja church)
• London, England, United Kingdom (Some of Laura's favorite sites to see would be Westminster Abby, Big Ben, the London Aquarium, St Paul's Cathedral, Baker Street or the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace)
• Stonehenge, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (Laura is so intrigued by the mystery surrounding Stonehenge)
• Bath, England, United Kingdom (Laura would love to visit the ancient Roman baths)
• Paris, France (Points of Interest Laura would like to see: Love Lock Bridge, Eiffel Tower [especially at night when it's lit up!], Notre Dame Cathedral, and/or The Louvre)
• Istanbul, Turkey (Laura would love to visit te Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque)
• Moscow, Russia (One of Laura's dreams is to visit St. Basil's Cathedral and maybe even tour the inside!)
• Petra, Jordan (Laura would love to see a camel!)
• The Great Pyramids of Giza/Sphinx, Egypt
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Laura would love to see the Burj Khalifa)
• Jerusalem, Israel (Laura has a very big interest in seeing where Jesus once walked or to any of the ancient cathedrals)
• Taj Mahal, India
• Great Wall of China
• Sistine Chapel, Vatican City (Laura would love to see Michelangeo's famous ceiling painting!)
• Sydney Opera House, Australia
• The Forbidden City, Beijing
• Antarctica (Laura would love to briefly touch down on this continent, but please don't leave her there - she doesn't like being cold for very long!)
• Rio de Janerio, Brazil (Laura would love to see the Christ the Redeemer statue!)
• Hawaii, USA 
• The Mediterranean Sea (Laura has always wanted to catch a glimpse of this body of water!)
• Angkor Wat, Cambodia
• The Secret Annex (Anne Frank Hiding Place), Amsterdam, Netherlands 
• Ephesus, Turkey
• Rome, Italy
• Athens, Greece
• Fuji
• The Maldives
• Argentina (Salt Flats)
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• Nicaragua
• Victoria Falls, Zambia/Zimbabwe

Please be sure to take some photos of Laura in the places you visit her to! :)

Laura the Explorer is in a race against another travel bug to see who can reach five of their destinations first. If you find Laura, please move her along quickly. :)

Laura has been to 15/50 states, 3/13 provinces and territories, and 5 countries!