This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

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

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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