Places sarakreep Wants to Go

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A tall smoke stack and boarded-up buildings are all that's left of the pioneering plant.

This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

Roadside attraction with more than 1,000 stuffed and mounted animal skins displayed in simulated natural habitats with hand-painted backdrops.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

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