A decaying building marks the site associated with Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder, which helped sparking the civil rights movement.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

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

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

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

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

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

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.