Places Edited by dibbiejane

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

The 16-foot sculpture of a hand looks out from his perch on top of an art gallery.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

This railroad and oil tycoon's lavish estate now stands as a time capsule of the Gilded Age.

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

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

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

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.