destination vs goal

destination and goal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
destination	Yes	No	No	No
goal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, goal is a hypernym of destination; that is, goal is a word with a broader meaning than destination:

destination: the ultimate goal for which something is done
goal: the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

Other hypernyms of destination include end.

As nouns, destination and goal are synonyms defined as:

destination and goal: the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

Other synonyms of destination include finish.

destination (noun)	goal (noun)
the ultimate goal for which something is done	a successful attempt at scoring
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location	game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)	the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)