A repository of Pasadena history.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

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

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

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

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

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

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

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

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

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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.