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

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

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

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

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

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

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.