A magnificent church designed by world-renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

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

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

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

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.

“The Cajun Music Capital of the World” has kept things French in a Louisiana prairie town for over 75 years.

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

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

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

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

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

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

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

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.