Places ribola Wants to Go

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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

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

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

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

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

Slyly buy a shake in the Parker Meridien lobby.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

“Invented in Key West, Perfected in Brooklyn."