Places typosinkeye Wants to Go

The smallest walk-in museum in the United States, this miniature museum preserves and displays a range of historic manuscripts.

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

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

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

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

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

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

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

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.