Places Roxanne Holonitch Wants to Go

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

The small first-floor apartment where the author wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning book 'Gone with the Wind.'

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

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

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.

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

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

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

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

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

The building is topped by a Statue of Liberty statue whose torch has stayed burning since the museum opened.