Places april4morels Wants to Go

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

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

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

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

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

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

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

Chef Lisa Nelson serves up sensational doubles, jerk chicken, and other Trinidadian staples.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

The oldest Black-owned bookstore in New Orleans was started by a substitute teacher on a mission.

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.