Places Smurphinator Wants to Go

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

An ever-growing collection of rare and strange objects owned by local Arkansas illusionist Maxwell Blade.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

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

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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

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

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.