Places missrae Wants to Go

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

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

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.