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

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

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

This mysterious tower is said to enshrine a dormant seven-headed serpent that once protected Vientiane from destruction.

When the USA donated cement and funds to expand the airport in Laos, the Laotians built a massive monument instead.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

This French colonial post office is arguably the grandest in all of Southeast Asia.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

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

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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