Places Kypria Wants to Go

The same water that fills a luxury resort’s pools feeds these free hot springs in the rainforest.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

This short-lived tea and silk farm is believed to be the first permanent Japanese settlement in North America.