This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.

Peak named for an old man who liked to run in the nude.

A wild trout fishery in Arkansas.

A large stone map of Arkansas awaits visitors to its highest point.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

Located in a remote part of a Louisiana wildlife refuge, this tree has been standing for more than 1,200 years.

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

Installed as a beacon of hope for a hurricane-racked island, the statue had to be moved multiple times due to the eroding coast.

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

This creepy, yet oddly beautiful cemetery is home to one of the founding fathers of Lake Charles.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

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

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

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

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