Places lapulyssa Wants to Go

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

Recently revamped museum of Fijian history located within a gorgeous colonial-era garden.

A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."

A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

Ancient weaving techniques are used to create these colorful souvenirs.

This monument built by Japanese American immigrants spent decades underground.

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.

Submerged lava formations create incredible waterworks.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.

A prehistoric landscape hidden in the cliffs of Maha'ulepu.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

This iconic location, shrouded in mystery and nostalgia and still an active YMCA camp, was the setting for the Dharma Barracks in the hit TV series 'Lost.'

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

Taste rums made with heirloom sugarcane on the distillery's own estate.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.