Places Artsnark Wants to Go

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

New York's oldest and possibly grandest keeper of books.

This monument to a veteran of the Mexican-American War is one of only two in Manhattan that serve as an actual mausoleum.

Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A commemorative plaque hides a door that leads down to the New York Public Library's underground book bunker.

Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.