If you mean you like just being there, people often say the second one "I like going there." with the first I like to go there, would usually have an explanation or qualification included: "I like to go there, when John is cooking, or I like to go there, when there is a slight breeze. ALSO, if we are being really strict, we can look at "I like going there" as meaning you like the actually process of travelling... I WOULD use Sing as a substitute verb, because go has so many uses, I LIKE TO SING THERE. I LIKE SINGING THERE. It means the same thing. If you put WOULD in front of LIKE in the first one, then it would be different. I would like to go there, vs I like going there. It's one where the verb can take both a gerund and an infinitive and not have it's meaning changed. I like to go to the library on my days off, I like going to the library on my days off. I like to go there, sounds unnatural and clunky, because you have added to go when I LIKE GOING is a quicker way of saying the same thing, and your sentence is very curt. I like going there. GOT IT. I like to go there. It makes me want to ask Why? or When? or How? I like to go there, because.... Normally we do this for activities in general I like learning, I like to learn. If we are talking about a place that we like, we can just say I like that place. I like the cafe on 2nd street, they have really good muffins. Normally, I like to listen to music at this place, or I like listening to music at this place would be more common. I like going, implies you like the action of going, as in I LIKE travelling, OR that you like going there FOR a specific reason, or at a specific time. It leaves me wanting an explanation...if that makes sense.

As an English language learner, I want to show you the explanation provided by the "English Grammar in Use" book. The book says and I quote: - I like doing something (I do it and I enjoy it) - I like cleaning the kitchen (= I enjoy it) I like to do something = I think it is a good thing to do, but I don't necessarily enjoy it: - It's not my favourite job, but I like to clean the kitchen as often as possible.