Places Marbles07 Wants to Go

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

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

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

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

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 tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

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

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

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

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

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

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

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.

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

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

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