Have any of you been to any of these places? I've been to the Olympic ruins in Greece and to 2 SEC football games (but not against another SEC team). I have seen Army play Air Force at Colorado Springs and hope to see them play at West Point in the fall of 2008. Guess I need to get going on this list or I'll never seen them all before I die!

1. The Super Bowl:
The hoopla, the crowds, the halftime show. If you’re a redblooded American, there is no bigger sporting event.
2. Summer Olympics (event to see: track and field, men’s 100 meters): A signature event at a 17-day Woodstock where every event seems memorable and hugely important.
3. The Masters: The golfer’s Mecca. And fully worth the pilgrimage.
4. A World Series game: Any year, any game will do. At your first one, you’ll remember playing catch with your dad.
5. Opening Ceremonies, Olympic Games: Lots of fluff and circumstance. But the quadrennial gathering of the family of man is always moving.
6. World Cup (any match between a European nation and Brazil): Go prepared to samba or sing along throughout the whole game.
7. BCS championship game: Sure, we hate the BCS system. But it all comes down to the crystal trophy.
8. NFC or AFC championship game:
Winner goes to the Super Bowl. That’s powerful stuff. And there’s a home crowd to stir things.
9. Final Four (Saturday semifinals):
Usually better than the Monday finale. The atmosphere is worth the distant seat.
10. Wimbledon: Like being in church for a fortnight. I miss Martina and McEnroe, though.
11. Ancient Olympia, Greece: The same starting line, the same olive groves, the same stone entry as the world’s original Olympians.
12. Kentucky Derby: Even the Queen had to see the Derby and Churchill Downs.
13. Tour de France (any Alpine mountain stage): Thread your way through the crowd to the top, marvel at the unique spectacle, order the crepes.
14. The Rose Bowl: The panorama at the “Granddaddy of Them All” never disappoints.
15. Winter Olympics: The Winter Games are best viewed outside, with a cold nose and holding a hot chocolate. The downhill is the event to see.
16. NBA Finals: Not quite the wow factor that the Super Bowl or World Series provide, but the NBA has done a good job growing the Finals’ stature.
17. Title fight in Las Vegas: Get ready to rumble. Bring your binoculars. A fight weekend in Vegas is a carnival of people-watching.
18. Indianapolis 500: The speedway, the crowd and the history assure that it’s still the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
19. Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, N.Y.: Babe Ruth’s uniform, Ty Cobb’s sharpened spikes. It’s where baseball history truly comes to life.
20. Daytona 500: “The Great American Race” is NASCAR’s Super Bowl. Too bad it’s in February.
21. Fenway Park: The Green Monster grabs your attention, but don’t forget that it’s also the same field that Ruth, Yaz and Ted Williams played on.
22. Wrigley Field: Make sure it’s a day game for the full Ferris Bueller experience.
23. Lambeau Field (and Packers museum): The NFL has steamrolled its past, except at Lambeau. Don’t miss the museum.
24. Any major golf tournament Tiger Woods is in: This is like my Unitas thing. You’ll be telling your grandkids one day that you saw him play.
25. Stanley Cup deciding game: Skating around with the Cup is one of sports’ great traditions.
26. Duke vs. North Carolina
basketball (at Cameron Indoor Stadium): College basketball’s Hatfields and McCoys.
27. Ohio State vs. Michigan football (at Ohio Stadium): The crisp November weather, the ghosts of Bo and Woody and the Script Ohio.
28. U.S. Open tennis on a Saturday night: Ladies and gentlemen, please turn off your cellphones. And behave yourselves.
29. Pebble Beach National Pro-Am: Cliffs, sea lions, the crashing ocean.
30. Yankee Stadium with Roger Clemens pitching: Don’t expect to see the DiMaggio and Mantle stadium. That one was remodeled in 1974-75. But it’s worth hassling with Yankees fans to see the great Clemens perform one last time.
31. Southeastern Conference football game: You’ll find 90,000 spectators, all convinced that those 60 minutes are the most important of their lives— until the next week.
32. Dodgertown, Vero Beach: Streets named after Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider. The jewel of the Grapefruit League. But better hurry—the Dodgers are moving to Arizona in 2009.
33. Army football game at West Point: Go in the fall when the leaves are changing colors and you’ll see why George Washington handpicked this place.
34. Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. Andrews: It’s to golf what the Roman Colosseum was to gladiator battles. If this were a “things to do” list rather than “things to see,” it would be listed much higher.
35. NFL Draft: Overstated, perhaps, but increasingly entertaining in person. Enjoy watching the disgruntled Jets fans.
36. College World Series, Omaha: Warm, welcoming hosts and two weeks of perfectly imperfect baseball.
37. Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Smog, high altitude, 114,465 spectators and the toughest home-field advantage in soccer.
38. U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials: Because of the depth of U.S. talent, it’s the world’s best track meet. Only the top three get to go to the Games.
39. Cactus League spring training: Great weather (usually) and plenty of ballparks within easy driving distance.
40. UEFA Champions League Final: The greatest prize in European club soccer.
41. A minor league baseball game: Lots of good ballparks to choose from — Brooklyn, Reading, St. Paul, Camden, Spokane.
42. Little League World Series, South Williamsport, Pa.:
For 60 years, this quaint little town on the Susquehanna has been the dream destination of every 12-year-old baseball player.
43. Army-Navy football game: It’s lost a lot of its spit and polish, but the annual meeting of the Cadets and Midshipmen is always rich with emotion.
44. Olympic Stadium, Berlin:
Built by Hitler for the 1936 Olympics, it survived World War II unscathed and remains one of the world’s great sporting venues.
45. Baseball Opening Day (day openers only): No sport does its first day of the season with better flair than baseball.
46. Munich Olympic Stadium, Germany: The main stadium for the 1972 Olympics, it’s still an architectural masterpiece. Chillingly, you can see the former Olympic Village apartments, where the Munich massacre began, nearby.
47. Los Angeles Coliseum:
Host to Super Bowl I and both the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games, the Coliseum’s importance on the world sporting map can’t be overstated.
48. FA Cup Final: The best of British football battle in the world’s oldest (circa 1871) soccer competition. No hooligans, please.
49. Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race: Distinctly British, the first race was held on the Thames in 1829. A crowd of 250,000 lines the river banks to watch.
50. Thanksgiving Day game, Texas Stadium: Even in Philly, nothing defines the holiday like eating turkey and then watching the Cowboys play football in the stadium with the hole in the roof.