Places GrunkleStan Wants to Go

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

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

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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.

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

The heroic sled dog of the 1925 serum run is preserved in taxidermy.

All that remains of a gigantic earth-moving machine.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

One of the last few period-correct, hand-operated canal locks in the country.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.