Places Shellybellz Wants to Go

In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.

An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.

A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.

The final resting place of a free Black soldier who played a pivotal role in the Battle of Bunker Hill.

A small, red building located along a state highway where the 18th Vice President made shoes in his youth.

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

These items are all that remain from the room used by the author during his second tour of the U.S.

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

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

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."

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

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

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

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

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

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

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

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

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

Dedicated to one of the darkest moments in Irish history.

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

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