Places shbtlr Wants to Go

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

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

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

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

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.

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

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

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

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

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

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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.