Why the world’s most powerful tourist regrets not visiting Taj Mahal
US President Barack Obama, who still regrets not visiting the Taj Mahal, has been the ultimate tourist in his eight years of presidency, methodically setting aside time to marvel at the world’s most spectacular sights. President Obama had to skip a planned stop at the Taj Mahal after the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia early 2015 that forced him to cut short a visit to India. Here are some spots off his bucket list.
US President Barack Obama tours the Colosseum in Rome March 27, 2014
Obama tours the Great Wall of China in Badaling November 18, 2009
Obama visits Stonehenge in Wiltshire September 5, 2014
Obama takes a walking tour of the ancient historic and archaeological site of Petra March 23, 2013
Obama gets a tour of the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica April 8, 2015
Obama shakes hands with a local resident as he leaves after dinner with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain at a restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam May 23, 2016
Obama eats salmon jerky as he meets traditional fishermen on the shore of the Nushagak River in Dillingham, Alaska September 2, 2015
Obama is given a tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza while in Cairo June 4, 2009
