Places Bartender Bea Wants to Go

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

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

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

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

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

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

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

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

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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.

Waterfalls, rapids, and top-notch swimming spots await in this densely forested corner of the Smokies.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

A recreation of the doomed ocean liner in the middle of the Smoky Mountains.