That wasn't the only surprise to the team. "Trekking to Mount Everest base camp is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience, yet not something we thought would beat the likes of the Rome Colosseum," he said. Victor Blue | Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Statue of Liberty is located on Liberty Island, a small federally-owned island to the south of the borough of Manhattan. Mount Everest's place on the list may reflect growing preferences for outdoor travel activities. Six hikes appeared in the top 50 list, including Mount Everest, Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, Arizona's Havasu Falls, Norway's Trolltunga, South Africa's Table Mountain and Peru's Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.