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Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

Dine on Isan-style specialties lovingly rendered in all their fiery, umami-loaded glory.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

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

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

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

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

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

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

White cockroaches and other cave species occupy this massive series of lava tubes.

These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.

A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.

The point where New South Wales meets Queensland and South Australia.

Queensland's largest dam includes a winding spillway that offers drivers a mesmerizing sight.

The longest manmade tunnel in Queensland is now a beautiful trail, home to a special colony of bent-wing bats.

A monument to the civilian victims of the Japanese Occupation forces of World War II.

The largest pool at its elevation sits on top of one of the most expensive resorts in the world.

Time-travel through Thai cuisine drawn from vintage cookbooks and little-known ingredients.