Places Oops3ggs Wants to Go

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

The home and birthplace of Caroline Dormon, a naturalist, artist, and the "mother of the Kisatchie National Forest."

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

The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

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

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

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

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

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

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

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