Places lilpuddanesca Wants to Go

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

This dollhouse-sized art museum features creations from local artists.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

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

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

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

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

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

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

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

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

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

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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