An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

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

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.