Places Maggie Mason Wants to Go

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

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.

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ernest Hemingway wrote a good portion of "A Farewell to Arms" while living with the parents of his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

On the side of Arkansas' Great River Road stand the remains of a forgotten World War II POW Camp.

A wild trout fishery in Arkansas.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."