Places irlatr723 Wants to Go

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

The Gulf’s longest fishing pier is a year-round paradise for catch-and-release whoppers.

Once the primary source of ice in this region during the mid-20th century.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

A local landmark with generations of spraypainted messages, and more being added each day.

Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.

One of the best places in Florida to spot rare, carnivorous pitcher plants.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

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

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

Dine on Isan-style specialties lovingly rendered in all their fiery, umami-loaded glory.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

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