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

The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.

From a supper club to a gay bar to an HBO shooting location, this 125-year-old Victorian mansion has lived many lives.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

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

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

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

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.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

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

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

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

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

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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

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

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

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