Places lisalaneland Wants to Go

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A forensic lab dedicated to fighting crimes against wildlife.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

One woman’s obsession gave birth to this lovely oddity at the Boston Public Library.

This ambitious father and son team reigned supreme over the North End, and witches, for many years.

A centuries-old church stands as a testament to Boston's "father of architecture."

The site where Charles Dickens gave his first public reading of "A Christmas Carol" in the US.

The remnants of a Gilded Age elegance preserved in the middle of a stark modern tower.

A beacon atop a downtown building provides Bostonians with weather forecasts and baseball news.

Painstakingly built dioramas sit unnoticed in a Boston office building.

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Books you don’t need in a place you can’t find.

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.