A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

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

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

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

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

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

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

The last intact steam engine factory in the United States.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

This space rock fragment is one of the only meteors to have ever struck a human.