Things to Do in New Orleans

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

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

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.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

Roadside attraction with more than 1,000 stuffed and mounted animal skins displayed in simulated natural habitats with hand-painted backdrops.

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

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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 treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

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