This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

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

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

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

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

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

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

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

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

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

The only ancient owl carving found east of the Mississippi.

Off of the Crawfordville Highway in Florida, nature is taking back this decrepit row of Ford trucks.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

VW heaven in the backwoods of Dade City, now gone.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.