Places Bkern Wants to Go

A gregarious Ohio resident has been building his whimsical temple to peace for decades.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

The center of the only hemisphere that awards visitors with a commemorative coin.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

This sprawling collection of saintly relics includes such fascinations as wood from the Cross of Jesus and threads from Mary's veil.

This hidden park hosts a rogue’s gallery of eccentric architectural obelisks.

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

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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

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