Places Vidiot Wants to Go

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.

Trade in that pesky human soul for cold-hard circuits.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

Odd, decrepit fountain honors Chicago author who had mixed feelings about his hometown.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

Destructive children, start your engines.

Three courses accompanied by Christian rock.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.