Places nyamalo Wants to Go

An abandoned, decaying sculpture garden built by an eccentric physician in the 1920s now looks more like a forgotten cemetery.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

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

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

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

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

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