Places sarahltait Wants to Go

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

This beautiful architectural gem was the first waste treatment facility in Boston.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

The infamous Boston Mob ran rackets from an office here in the 1970s.

A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.

One of the few remaining monuments dedicated to South Boston's Irish heritage.

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

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.

This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

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

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

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

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

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.