In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The smallest country in the world.

This former New Jersey bus now exists as a public art exhibit.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.