Places ykshaun Wants to Go

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Learn about the history of Shreveport in one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

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

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

A National Historic Landmark with a scenic clock tower and park filled with deer and peacocks, plus a military museum.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.