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

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

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

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

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

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

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

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