In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

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

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Get up close with some alligators at this roadside farm attraction.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

This liminal destination combines creaky carnival rides, a classic car museum, and luck-of-the-draw flea market finds surrounded by dust and drive-in movie screens.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.