Places caitmckay Wants to Go

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

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

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

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

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

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Supposed Massachusetts Grave of a pre-Columbus Knight Templar.

The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.

Sites connected to a woman born on a ship and spared by a pirate.

This humble resting place belongs to one of history's most celebrated restaurateurs.

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

An ode to the classic piece of British street furniture.

A dollhouse full of taxidermy rodents, each one handcrafted and given a sordid past.

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

An unsolved murder victim's grave which may or may not contain her body.

Final resting place of the two women killed on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire.

Monument on the spot where in 1778, Bathsheba Spooner had her husband Joshua killed and dumped down his own well.

This ornate Weser Renaissance house was also the home of an infamous witch hunter.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.