Louisiana's tallest waterfall is only a short hike away from the middle of nowhere.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

The only cave in Louisiana has played host to a state's-worth of clandestine activities.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

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

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

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

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

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

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

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

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

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

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