Places marytreptow Wants to Go

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

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

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

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

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

Sid Vicious famously punched a hole in the wall of this iconic music venue.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.

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

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

This simple home was the beginning of a long journey for the iconic Western film star.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

While there are no actual snakes in the history of this crooked road, there may be a number of dead horses.