Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This memorial honors those who served on Gallops Island Radio Training Station during the second World War.

The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.

A school used as a model for public education across the country.

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

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

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

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

This parking garage was the site of what was - at the time - the largest cash robbery in history.

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

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

Located in Faneuil Hall, the headquarters of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts has stood the test of time.

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

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.