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Roadside attraction with more than 1,000 stuffed and mounted animal skins displayed in simulated natural habitats with hand-painted backdrops.

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

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

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

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

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

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

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

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

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.