Places chrissyml Wants to Go

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

This little-known rival to the Library of Congress houses one of the largest collections of pre-1876 American books, newspapers, and manuscripts.

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

A lighthouse on a diminutive island was one of the first of its kind to guide seamen home.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

This classic red schoolhouse is said to have been where Mary and her little lamb went to school.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

The hill that gave the Massachusett tribe, and later the state, its name.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

The poems Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife Sophia etched into its windows are still visible today.

The strikingly modern structure stands out among the brick buildings speckling the Harvard Business School's campus.

Located in a beautifully restored ice house, this museum is the result of decades of hard work and devotion to the craft of plumbing.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

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

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

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

This delicate museum is devoted to the art and industry that once supported Cape Cod's oldest town.

Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."

This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.