Places michelestraka Wants to Go

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

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

This hidden labyrinth offers walkers some brief peace of mind.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

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

A little Lego easter egg is hidden underwater in the Boston Tea Party tableau at Miniland.

This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.

MIT students continue the legacy of beloved professor "Doc" Edgerton through learning by doing.

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

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

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

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

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

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

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

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.

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

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

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

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

A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.