Places alannaf182 Wants to Go

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

This marble tower commemorates the first victory of George Washington and a major turning point in the American Revolution

The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

Historic Hull Street was actually the first street with a proper name in the Boston area.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

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

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

The first bell ever cast in Boston was cast by Paul Revere...and sounded terrible.

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

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

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

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

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.