Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

Outstanding collection of 19th century medical instruments includes a life-size figure cast from as many as 200 cadavers.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

The home and birthplace of Caroline Dormon, a naturalist, artist, and the "mother of the Kisatchie National Forest."

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

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

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.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

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

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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.