Places wherearewedude Wants to Go

A quirky museum paying tribute to the history of the optical industry.

This historic home and museum celebrates the life story of the female founder of the American Red Cross.

The world's most comprehensive collection of Willard timepieces is a celebration of early American clockmaking.

The birthplace of the man who patented the cotton gin and pioneered interchangeable parts.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

A home built and settled by a refugee of the Salem Witch Trials.

This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.

The largest collection of works by a pioneering Black woman sculptor is on display at this Massachusetts art museum.

Location of the first public performance and singing of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic."

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

In 1777, two men were killed after being struck by lightning at the same time.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

An inclusive, climate-resilient playground honors the life of a young Boston Marathon bombing victim.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

This plaque, dedicated to a fallen journeyman carpenter, is filled with errors and mystery

19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!

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

Designed to honor all those that work as nurses around the globe.

Former home of an abolitionist couple who escaped slavery and established the most active Underground Railroad stop in Boston.

The Boston home of a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

This faux Greek Revival mansion is a clever optical illusion tucked into a Beacon Hill alley.

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

In the 19th century, this was the center of Boston's Black community.