Places originalcynmv Wants to Go

Visit the site of a subway powered by nothing more than air--and lots of it.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

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

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

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

Thousands of railroad artifacts are housed in one of the last remaining mission revival style train depots in the South.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

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

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

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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