Places katehawes Wants to Go

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

The house that Frank Lloyd Wright "(shook) out of his sleeve at will" at the age of 86.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

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

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.

An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

More than 500 unique and specially designed cases collected by D.C.'s "Harmonica Case Man."

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.

There just so happens to be a court even higher than the U.S Supreme Court: a basketball court in the building itself.

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.