Places nealpwright Wants to Go

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

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

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

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

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

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

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

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

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

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

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

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

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

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

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

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Dine on Isan-style specialties lovingly rendered in all their fiery, umami-loaded glory.