🏰 Washington National Cathedral ULTIMATE Guide

📍 Why This Cathedral Rocks: • 6th largest in the U.S., 10th largest religious building worldwide ⛪ • Took 83 years to build (1907-1990) with 15,000 Indiana limestone blocks 🧱 • Hosted U.S. presidential funerals; Helen Keller rests here 🕊️ 🎟️ Ticket Hacks: ▫️ Weekdays: $18 (worth it for the art!) ▫️ Free entry during Sunday services (but towers/crypt closed) ⚠️ Hot take: Skip the crypt—it’s meh. Tower views? Just okay. 👗 Style Tip: No strict dress code, but old-money whites dominate 👑. Dress sharp—let’s represent! 💃🕺 🌟 Must-Do Checklist: 1️⃣ Secret Carvings Look up at the main entrance 👆: Spot the tiny "modern man on a phone" 📞 (a quirky medieval Easter egg!). 2️⃣ Stained-Glass Spectacle Four massive rose windows 🌹: • 2-3PM sunlight = divine glow 😍 • "Space Window" with moon rock from Apollo 11 🚀 • "Protest Window" hides MLK’s silhouette ✊ 3️⃣ Hidden Routes • Sneak up to the choir loft via east stairway 📸 • Paid elevator access: Down → Helen Keller’s epitaph ("The best things are unseen") Up → DC skyline views (spot the Washington Monument!) 4️⃣ Deep Thought ⚠️ The cathedral’s axis is intentionally misaligned! "To remind us perfection is overrated." — Wise priest #WashingtonDC #NationalCathedral #USATravel #SacredArt #GothicVibes 🇺🇸