Places katehawes Wants to Go

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Become a prohibition rebel.

The middle finger of modernity.

This underground oasis is one of North America’s most fascinating prehistoric places—and you can scuba dive in it.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.

An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.