A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

This parking garage has given itself over to graffiti artists and the neighborhood can't thank them enough.

In the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creations.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

Rimmed by white crusts of salt on every edge, Lac Assal is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.