Places IronQueen Wants to Go

One of the oldest restaurants in Orlando is a no-frills seafood shack still shucking fresh oysters by the bucket.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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

A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.

Built in 1797, this is Mississippi’s most haunted house.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

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

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

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.