Places exploringwithesch Wants to Go

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

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

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

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

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.