This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

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

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

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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

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

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

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

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.