Places candmthurman Wants to Go

Two artist-designed restrooms are part of the collection at the Smith College Museum of Art.

In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.

A seemingly out-of-place comic book surprise sits on the 21st floor of the tallest university library in the world. 

This statue is a commemoration of the only place where Freud spoke in the United States.

A massive rotating globe sits at the center of Babson Park.

Palestinian-style savory breads and fine patisserie are served with a generous side of hospitality.

This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

This piece of peacetime naval wreckage memorializes the tragic sinking of the USS Maine--an event which sparked the Spanish-American war.

A memorial sculpture to heath hens stands on the spot where the last heath hen, Booming Ben, was last seen.

Every December the Wannalancit Mills lights a Christmas Tree over the old mill's smokestack.

This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

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

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

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

A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.

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

Everyone's favorite neighbor is remembered fondly in this small-town church.