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This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

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

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

One of the largest publicly funded mural in the country is one city's love letter to itself.

The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.

The art deco colossus played a role in war and medicine aside from hosting the iconic Louisiana Hayride.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

One of the largest collections of intact Victorian-era waterworks equipment in the world.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.