2009 List: Unique Experiences

Quick! Here are five things you will only be able to do this year.

1 Witness the first-ever inaugural address by an African-American U.S. president.2 Rally outside the climate-change conference in Copenhagen, starting November 30.3 Pretend you care about the cosmos in honor of the U.N.-declared International Year of Astronomy.

4 Read about how successful the new meningitis vaccine has been in Africa (knock on wood).5 See the nearly extinct kiwi, manatee, or African penguin in the wild before they're relegated to the sad life of a zoo animal.

NOW WHAT Tell us what else you're looking forward to doing in 2009 below.