Places kstav Wants to Go

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

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

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

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

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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

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

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

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

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

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

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.