Places Ciaran Wants to Go

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Winter weather reveals a large Italian marble crucifix drowned beneath Lake Michigan.

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

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

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

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

Hill-like structures formed by glaciers and sandy spits of land.

Solar powered Spectacle Island features all-green facilities.

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

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

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

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

The world's smallest drawbridge.

In Bermuda, this formal naval residence has become a go-to for cliff-jumpers and hikers.

The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.

Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.