Places AF Wants to Go

Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

This historic Boston building has gone from personal estate to porn theater and back again.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

This massive tea kettle was once a promotional stunt for the Oriental Teashop.

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.