Places Kanashii Wants to Go

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

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

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

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

Tucked away down this Baytown alley exists a one-of-a-kind art exhibit of technicolor umbrellas.

The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

Decaying military base deactivated in the 70s is now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.