Places AmieisLove Wants to Go

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.