Places Pengwn Wants to Go

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

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.

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

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

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

This memorial marks the devastating day that Texas City was destroyed in a daisy chain of exploding ships.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

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

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.