Places cnvollmert Wants to Go

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

A much more welcome kind of snowbird vacationer, manatees camp out in these springs every winter.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

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

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

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

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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