Like a queen bee, a good cup of coffee is carefully tended to by workers, generates a buzz, and makes you scream if it lands between your eyes. Save face with today's Groupon: for $14, you get a 10-drink punch card good for brewed coffee, tea, and hot chocolate at Penny Lane Coffeehouse (a $30 value).

Included in Rand McNally and USA Today’s annual “Best of the Road” list of top local destinations, Penny Lane Coffeehouse beckons travelers, commuters, and café denizens alike with its organic, fair-trade coffee and other steamy sips. Sleep-fogged cerebellums perk up with java and a dollop of organic cream or milk squeezed from 100% organic milk berries. Yellow-, orange-, and red-toned walls hung with artwork flank a chalkboard menu of liquids free from the viscous grasp of corn syrup. Patrons can absorb the sounds of classic rock, jazz, and old-school hip-hop or retire to the couches of a cozy reading corner with a fully laden bookshelf maintained by a caffeine-fueled book imp.