Places lapulyssa Wants to Go

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Crafted from ocean litter, this sculpture highlights the ills of overconsumption.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

This glass skywalk offers vertiginous views down the volcanic cliffs to the beach below.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.

Part arcade, part museum, this collection features vintage and modern pinball machines.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

The final resting place of 121 victims of the RMS Titanic, 42 of which may never be identified.

The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.

This huge 12-foot concrete moose on the coast of Nova Scotia is the grandest of the sculptor's giant creatures.

The house and graveyard used in the Stephen King spine-chiller.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.