Places matteakle Wants to Go

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

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The once-abandoned 140-year-old hotel used in the movie "In Dreams."

The only one of New Hampshire's original 14 World War II watchtowers to survive in near-original condition.

This small stone chapel is a hidden gem just outside the University of New Hampshire campus.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."