18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die
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One of the most overwhelmingly sacred places on Earth is Angkor, Cambodia. And you can spend days among the ruins of the ancient Khmer temples by riding a cheap rented bike.
![One of the most overwhelmingly sacred places on Earth is Angkor, Cambodia. And you can spend days among the ruins of the ancient Khmer temples by riding a cheap rented bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die One of the most overwhelmingly sacred places on Earth is Angkor, Cambodia. And you can spend days among the ruins of the ancient Khmer temples by riding a cheap rented bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAP7bfCwGFT3Rbwt88JfIvxmGa-Ih6UELstF_K2AWNjlgIUeL5g6jQ3f_1G-fI0zPyrEdqHVlTY4QOzce4CI9xtE7SZqMpqvMVSdBMy46nx_aqAbFLoWXMM2zrOEB3SyozTnEiKpCww/s1600/18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die....jpg)
![One of the most overwhelmingly sacred places on Earth is Angkor, Cambodia. And you can spend days among the ruins of the ancient Khmer temples by riding a cheap rented bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die One of the most overwhelmingly sacred places on Earth is Angkor, Cambodia. And you can spend days among the ruins of the ancient Khmer temples by riding a cheap rented bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCARUapPILiz8Xe04dHrBFy-UbTKf5T6P9gpJuufmuTWoX9AhfzD9ZTOPTC4ImVU3Ft4jymsr6LJZgWXX-7Fzuhl6f5Zd_hYcjhXGz4aADM47h3zg6Et3MVgJIefQuYnyHm3hsxyjdg/s1600/18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die!!.jpg)
Photos: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
This seems like cyclist nirvana: pedaling slowly across the Atacama Plateau in Chile.
![This seems like cyclist nirvana: pedaling slowly across the Atacama Plateau in Chile. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die This seems like cyclist nirvana: pedaling slowly across the Atacama Plateau in Chile. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78Ll1q1X6jPDWaBPpcdh5LyQc4OHGek5Zw6FIyK5F2wDZhQBSepXCYKNSJg1jrYCafqPxX6OotRUBwZPmCNdveKbFDxjAVjs7QGUFTyn7eu7PUGVJuf3_EKpQ8z7c6EKtXQkvTzHOYA/s1600/This+seems+like+cyclist+nirvana.+pedaling+slowly+across+the+Atacama+Plateau+in+Chile.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: ix4svs
From the top of Mariette Peak in the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe is a wonderful sight.
![From the top of Mariette Peak in the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe is a wonderful sight. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die From the top of Mariette Peak in the Sierra Nevada, Lake Tahoe is a wonderful sight. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0eWRTyDw40rdBTxgEdend5h6SsIakAnlSxmpazQRqjriFG74ocWIpQeglyfhyNezDk2ATCfzXMwdIZeZAgjJAhoEIU2o2TvGywazeiyxT79RoSaWTEmboOkf51jekGLMtYeopsHGNA/s1600/From+the+top+of+Mariette+Peak+in+the+Sierra+Nevada,+Lake+Tahoe+is+a+wonderful+sight.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Brian Holsclaw
You can admire this amazing view while riding down the 401 trail in Crested Butte, Colorado.
![You can admire this amazing view while riding down the 401 trail in Crested Butte, Colorado. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die You can admire this amazing view while riding down the 401 trail in Crested Butte, Colorado. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EPf7Qyx82UgsnhaGXgcSamn82tMxZg-5D2QfsgB1eyqn6dpgs9qColKpAL8EU6T4qCHf4NMYIC-Wa48GLTcSMmdPm4JCoWgxB3HSTfz6sOwnHWllqgItJx7z4jABuN4SNKllJdsJvQ/s1600/You+can+admire+this+amazing+view+while+riding+down+the+401+trail+in+Crested+Butte,+Colorado.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Pierce Martin
Biking in the coastal towns of Croatia, for example in Dubrovnik, is a pleasant way to explore the Adriatic country.
![Biking in the coastal towns of Croatia, for example in Dubrovnik, is a pleasant way to explore the Adriatic country. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Biking in the coastal towns of Croatia, for example in Dubrovnik, is a pleasant way to explore the Adriatic country. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdhX-rFw4qHptImyHs7a1X02gUEG3xG_yeRRPKzsP8XrvCNNkb6lRH3bomlw757ArRHb_MsWH7KAG3Jt-f2QiAzYu2neRyYN_iU_7SDqDYFIoOW-Ixvu04H6HEALbjS4HUo27lPU49A/s1600/Biking+in+the+coastal+towns+of+Croatia,+for+example+in+Dubrovnik,+is+a+pleasant+way+to+explore+the+Adriatic+country.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Filip Horvat/AP
If you're a dedicated mountain biker, the Incan ruins of Peru are waiting for you.
![If you're a dedicated mountain biker, the Incan ruins of Peru are waiting for you. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die If you're a dedicated mountain biker, the Incan ruins of Peru are waiting for you. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNbYldzTsIB5O7MFaWwAQEf8cFktcESoJpODa9v6LAtn3jDSTL6c8Wj9VFyZvBJBZVwErun87pGWKkIdMVne7KSi-VDzxIj5R2WocxjSQA7ht-EBn-FWk6A7xgXMg2NweK0X5yhqriig/s1600/If+you're+a+dedicated+mountain+biker,+the+Incan+ruins+of+Peru+are+waiting+for+you.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: philipdixon
Also coastal Croatia has beautiful bays and friendly hills.
![Also coastal Croatia has beautiful bays and friendly hills. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Also coastal Croatia has beautiful bays and friendly hills. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB7icWRMT4d2o1mqfMgYwxOA750YCc59to0HVFdjvuWdWv8PcnaKTwZTRZ2JPpE36FPnAKof1KKk_z46WKPALZXvoHBcTZA2vVDj60JKSN39ci7wfkeevOoyrAqclBe-HIt1gkFOp3fQ/s1600/Also+coastal+Croatia+has+beautiful+bays+and+friendly+hills.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Jason Rogers
Tourists with rented bicycles lie on the grass in front of the Reichstag, the seat of the German Bundestag. Berlin is a bike friendly city, worth wandering around on bicycle.
![Tourists with rented bicycles lie on the grass in front of the Reichstag, the seat of the German Bundestag. Berlin is a bike friendly city, worth wandering around on bicycle. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Tourists with rented bicycles lie on the grass in front of the Reichstag, the seat of the German Bundestag. Berlin is a bike friendly city, worth wandering around on bicycle. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNA3XXWnSA1P7dQddPRwn20Qn1BngZVg8DjTRAeICdu31MxrsUlXkP74_iTJexDRV96iABLnnyCz1mhBZ0b5v0XZuEdVvtH41_68aQwHlgbqoWoJpf2KoL84am7ohTElvjq_4K_oraw/s1600/18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Di!.jpg)
Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Rent a bike and take a ride in the Ayutthaya historical park when you visit Thailand.
![Rent a bike and take a ride in the Ayutthaya historical park when you visit Thailand. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Rent a bike and take a ride in the Ayutthaya historical park when you visit Thailand. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfr-RL4Ao8UKctBSipefegQAIo-uQ6YoHQtU63ptDSRl7BP4FhbvMRrupkuXLJfCXWzOkT7_xErqADQamozfkw6qGMHQMXxujZ3rombc3h4lwm_j5H9k6BnpgNVI6zcTseljMZbMEqQ/s1600/Rent+a+bike+and+take+a+ride+in+the+Ayutthaya+historical+park+when+you+visit+Thailand.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Attila Nagy/Gizmodo
Riding is fun on this 2-year-old bike path near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. And the view is awesome.
![Riding is fun on this 2-year-old bike path near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. And the view is awesome. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Riding is fun on this 2-year-old bike path near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. And the view is awesome. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps2hxN-8Mu46uceM8nqH-FFcVuDpRS6bVaQk4QpWUrwKj9RFH2JNGbhBx7DJaWozOzXCYbcNTvxFOYgnVSJoK4ay6BDcKlyV54BEGe4_4_QvU8xoo_QyfmmdoYUfgYi03VrgqZBv8rA/s1600/Riding+is+fun+on+this+2-year-old+bike+path+near+the+Golden+Gate+Bridge+in+San+Francisco.+And+the+view+is+awesome.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Bikers on the frozen Portage Lake, Alaska. Because biking on ice is fun, especially amidst such amazing wintertime scenery.
![Bikers on the frozen Portage Lake, Alaska. Because biking on ice is fun, especially amidst such amazing wintertime scenery. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Bikers on the frozen Portage Lake, Alaska. Because biking on ice is fun, especially amidst such amazing wintertime scenery. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIRumO6q1I9z7neKYLsrHQW3onFFvsD6Y1cqJTKHYBwUW8SQk6EGM9mUhGpHQKxH-QObg9iBSRSZiI_agokuyi7badVNImagzv-f9_zMgBcCclGTVyF5zlMQDJzjiR_K7jIPoUvrulVQ/s1600/Bikers+on+the+frozen+Portage+Lake,+Alaska.+Because+biking+on+ice+is+fun,+especially+amidst+such+amazing+wintertime+scenery.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Frank Kovalchek
Biking in Havana, Cuba—among those ancient American cars—is another a memorable experience.
![Biking in Havana, Cuba—among those ancient American cars—is another a memorable experience. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Biking in Havana, Cuba—among those ancient American cars—is another a memorable experience. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAniLckgqwanb69lUS0Uyh0ppdz2vfSqIalPZxEcU8O27CEx1czk3DoD6pBbyNsCyqMmGcXMLEFPQIbGINsmXeE0Nguydoyuv0S1AHBbRYwvQsUv2A5m4NkFAthzlIXQ6B3aN5HcgLjA/s1600/Biking+in+Havana,+Cuba%E2%80%94among+those+ancient+American+cars%E2%80%94is+another+a+memorable+experience.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Javier Galeano/AP
![Biking in Havana, Cuba—among those ancient American cars—is another a memorable experience. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Biking in Havana, Cuba—among those ancient American cars—is another a memorable experience. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy704xI6Djmni021gl9LD9hjtNKx9zWbt1RGNQWseAS1ajwMmRS8q17uk2ubtSCWqUSQ3iFFVxQq_f0zhPB2KOUCrMAxIQano2-PaeTBxNRs2SbBEddUKaZhRcDOX9VLpeaghgP60rCQ/s1600/Biking+in+Havana,+Cuba%E2%80%94among+those+ancient+American+cars%E2%80%94is+another+a+memorable+experience.+-18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Jorge Rey/Liaison/Getty Images
Easter Island is small enough that you can bike around comfortably to meet—in person!—all the mysterious moai.
![Easter Island is small enough that you can bike around comfortably to meet—in person!—all the mysterious moai. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Easter Island is small enough that you can bike around comfortably to meet—in person!—all the mysterious moai. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CVisbss4NCAkqfiypruMh6DLri3N_n2BgFyzRtOkQsOKEK-clNddDTFhs6j7c1jnTp_Lj-R5oVkPL3nlVKXXphBtYVo5yfDR3T4uvm1pjGMJs426NgH778ywdJkLoh8FbfoFHqnwZA/s1600/Easter+Island+is+small+enough+that+you+can+bike+around+comfortably+to+meet%E2%80%94in+person!%E2%80%94all+the+mysterious+moai.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Karen Corby
Stonehenge. Get a bike and visit Europe's most famous prehistoric monument if you are in England.
![Stonehenge. Get a bike and visit Europe's most famous prehistoric monument if you are in England. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Stonehenge. Get a bike and visit Europe's most famous prehistoric monument if you are in England. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKMMfDmUKMDN6s3jitk_lL5XCFinpofpkiYqo_RlLz04WuSDLO0uCfhmIImOwjMK4sRhjS8UTDgr4zzd7YWfbtjSHMB310FUjuCGUynx2ajXR-kPRqPhajlpKIvKFgFlT3Yclo46QFQ/s1600/Stonehenge.+Get+a+bike+and+visit+Europe's+most+famous+prehistoric+monument+if+you+are+in+England.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: English Heritage
You can easily visit the temples and pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar, by bike.
![You can easily visit the temples and pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar, by bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die You can easily visit the temples and pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar, by bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jcVPQwl7U7H1Q-MmXDLu_5NpZ9daMw7IlA2wpg1KZ805ZfbvjNZJRCaKKwEPQTqZyb2IIkt8kTOkUfGeIeoKEz4bDp2iu22jXYCrTzWeys4fq7vGIyQF1wz6x8b21gDwEG7Rjs9MWQ/s1600/You+can+easily+visit+the+temples+and+pagodas+of+Bagan,+Myanmar,+by+bike.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Anthony Tong Lee
![You can easily visit the temples and pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar, by bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die You can easily visit the temples and pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar, by bike. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazsPiKHRQIYrSMJoA-6IYojNJOwnPOacy6VwK3RWmMcuX6z_vbNSC04v_zRQHAV-kIlYrxKGEO8cU1fUVM-DQkzprMut7fV_ryO_wp94Yc5SH-X21Wn__MAfkdDDPdvhXQvjru46hNA/s1600/You+can+easily+visit+the+temples+and+pagodas+of+Bagan,+Myanmar,+by+bike+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: imke.stahlmann
Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, located in Bolivia, is ideal for those cyclists among us who hate mountains...
![Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, located in Bolivia, is ideal for those cyclists among us who hate mountains... - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, located in Bolivia, is ideal for those cyclists among us who hate mountains... - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazhAJ_gMuPF-8XFjZr3UEayO9zt62zPVEIVAmPzBSzkRjgFfIBz24iONV1S1O8QPb6FJgkjjDoysxxZRrXlp8L4s8x0wT5eXyCVVx-ZBT20IyV3AR_F3bdejnzty05Dt8s3jPwWHdRw/s1600/Salar+de+Uyuni,+the+world's+largest+salt+flat,+located+in+Bolivia,+is+ideal+for+those+cyclists+among+us+who+hate+mountains.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Revolution_Ferg
Visiting all the castles in the Loire Valley, in France, by bike is probably on the bucket list of many.
![Visiting all the castles in the Loire Valley, in France, by bike is probably on the bucket list of many. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Visiting all the castles in the Loire Valley, in France, by bike is probably on the bucket list of many. - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_NqNgDR5N5wot73y_s7U7PjmR8rZKZ-pEtLqmmRVkaOLyzsN0gZfucXebkkje7rSWDJPIZgHM1yB2tSRHh6JERtLUVVarXHQAFUSRZ1Vsig3BI7rlmEGX15HozDTQjkSTIBESOjlOg/s1600/Visiting+all+the+castles+in+the+Loire+Valley,+in+France,+by+bike+is+probably+on+the+bucket+list+of+many.+-+18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die.jpg)
Photo: Frédérique Voisin-Demery
Pedaling high above the gorgeous landscape? You can do this on the sky cycle roller coaster at Washuzan Highland Amusement Park in Kurashiki, Japan!
![Pedaling high above the gorgeous landscape? You can do this on the sky cycle roller coaster at Washuzan Highland Amusement Park in Kurashiki, Japan! - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die Pedaling high above the gorgeous landscape? You can do this on the sky cycle roller coaster at Washuzan Highland Amusement Park in Kurashiki, Japan! - 18 Amazing Places You Should Ride Your Bike Before You Die](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGfjvIWnDrht4sZts6KezUxlwaSCGuJfxYNlon7khTkW4T40RzIGpNhbogqASYIbtvw4ThDWfw558zF0E7vlR_2N6XDSvhRihXvyULSZv3lEv4q9zCaEOlWh11EkQ7I_-lE9RTYLfpvg/s1600/18+Amazing+Places+You+Should+Ride+Your+Bike+Before+You+Die!!!.jpg)
Photo: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images
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