Places katehawes Wants to Go

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.

A cozy, cave-like home hidden in the French countryside.

A road that ends in the middle of a farmer’s field is one of the only remnants of this once-famous racetrack.

After decades of damage, this feat of timekeeping and automaton art has been given a new lease on life.

Open since 1977, this small museum is filled with a lifetime of finds from a tireless traveler and collector.

Reminiscent of a termite mound, this imposing structure is likely an ancient funerary monument.

An enormous collection of cars, figurines, signs, puppets, strollers and other collectibles.

During the 17th-century, orphaned infants were placed in this barrel to be cared for by the hospital.

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

This medieval chapel is now a shrine to the region's favorite sport.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

A breathtakingly steep set of stairs is carved directly into the face of the sea cliffs of Bonifacio.

This monumental mural crafted nearly 40 years ago is still in perfect condition.

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.

This stunningly massive housing complex is a go-to filming location for dystopian sci-fi cinema.

A small world of mechanical magic and metal merry-go-rounds in an outsider art museum.

One of the oldest and largest wooden churches in France was very evidently constructed by shipbuilders.

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.