A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

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

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

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

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.