Places daugherd Wants to Go

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

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

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A diorama lover's dream world.

This New York estate was designed to resemble a medieval Scottish castle.

Antique skeletons and taxidermy creatures were found crammed in a university closet.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.

A giant steel sculpture with animals in its shadows.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

It may appear to be a fancy junk yard, but each item has a story to tell and a lesson to impart.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The site of Neil Armstrong's first flight is marked by a full on replica of the moon landers.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

This delightful attraction features over a dozen miniature train layouts which you can operate and interact with.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.