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.

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

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

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

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

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

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

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

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

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

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

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.