Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

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

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

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.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

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

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

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

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

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

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

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