Places Edited by lainezizka

A giant sculpture head with an optical illusion dedicated to the longtime conductor of the Boston Pops.

This steep slide at a kids’ playground went viral after an police officer tumbled down it.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

The last remaining vestige of a popular 1999 public art display.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

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

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

Dedicated to a colonial woman who was hanged for being a Quaker.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

The tiny airport in remote Newfoundland that inspired a hit musical is also a modernist architectural gem.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

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

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

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

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

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

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