Places posturethecat Wants to Go

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

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

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

Chef Lisa Nelson serves up sensational doubles, jerk chicken, and other Trinidadian staples.

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

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

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

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

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

One of America's largest retirement communities has its own history museum

Giant steel and concrete dinosaurs near Route 66 invite passerbys into a mineral shop.

A kaleidoscope gallery and steampunk emporium named for a pioneering journalist.

At certain times in the fall and winter, the sunlight makes this natural sandstone arch glow.

Nothing to see here.

This sinkhole in the Arizona desert is filled with carbonated, arsenic-rich water