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24 fittest travel destinations known to man

If the best vacation you've ever taken is that family trip to Euro Disney, well, let's just say you need us--bad. Because you won't find Le Magic Kingdom anywhere near this rugged roundup of the most action-packed travel spots in the world. Whether you're looking for the ultimate spring-break destination or just planning the adventure of a lifetime, we've got the wakeboarding, gator-wrestling, race-car-driving, cliff-diving destination for you.

GATOR WRESTLING MOSCA, COLO.

Colorado isn't just the go-to place for ski slopes and snow bunnies. The Centennial State also happens to be the home of the world's only--and therefore best--alligator-wrestling academy. Offered from April through September, the four-hour course at the family-run Colorado Gators farm attracts about 300 wannabe gatorgrapplers a year. And the best part? Only about one out of every 20 students actually gets hurt ("No missing pieces," assures instructor Noah Mather). But just in case, there is a waiver: "I do hereby admit that if I'm crazy enough to willingly put my hands on an alligator, I deserve to get bit. Furthermore, I promise not to whine too much if I do get a few bumps and scrapes or even a flesh wound." After practicing on four-footers, you work your way up to 11.5-foot gators--in a lagoon teeming with 65 crocodilians. Take that, Dundee!