Places mathify Wants to Go

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

No one knows why this round stone structure was built on a hilltop in Wales.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

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

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

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

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

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

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

Order savory Levantine baked goods with innovative twists at this takeout-only spot.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

The final resting place of a suffragist author.

Eliot was the first missionary to produce religious text for Algonquians in their own language.

These impressively detailed battle scenes depict the violence and tragedy of war in miniature.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

Few of the many visitors to this resort town know of its hidden Maya ruins.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

It is the only marker for one of the most famous hate crimes in American history. There are no other memorials for him in the entire state.