Places arianalbear Wants to Go

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

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

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

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

The last remaining 19th-century tenement from Boston's old West End neighborhood.

Around 160 years ago, this spot marked the location of a wharf along the shores of the Charles River.

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

What may be Boston's finest Art Deco building, located in the city's Financial District.

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

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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

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

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

A morbid secret lies hidden within the beautiful walls of the Boston Athenaeum.

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

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

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.