Places nejuum Wants to Go

Rise early for Kaitlin Guerin’s coveted sweet and savory pastries.

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.

This dollhouse-sized art museum features creations from local artists.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

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

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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.”

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

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

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

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

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

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

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

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.