Abita Springs, Louisiana
Abita Mystery House
A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.
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Abita Springs, Louisiana
A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
A Rodeo for Prisoners.
Orlando, Florida
A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Rayne, Louisiana
The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.
Kentwood, Louisiana
A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Washington, D.C.
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
Washington, D.C.
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Cleveland, Georgia
A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.
Birmingham, Alabama
Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.