This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

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

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

A humid oasis combines recreation with exploration in a unique underwater cavern.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

This roadside attraction in the woods of Mississippi is a scalable replica of the Holy Lands during biblical times.

Medical museum featuring a number of excellent medical models.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

Tucked away atop a quaint Alabama pharmacy is this tiny display of antique medical tools.

Founded by a man who called himself the greatest hunter alive.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

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