24 Out-of-the-Ordinary Accommodations Accommodations From historic and haunted to famous and beachy, Louisiana offers an abundance of unique places to rest up for another day of play. ©Reunion Lake RV Resort Out -of-the Ordinary Carousel Bar, Hotel Monteleone In the heart of New Orleans, Hotel Monteleone not only oozes history but is also home to the famous rotating Carousel Bar, immortalized in the writings of Ernest Hemingway. Take a spin on it while sipping a classic Vieux Carré cocktail in the place it was invented. You may need some of that “liquid courage” at Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, a former antebellum plantation built in 1796 that is considered one of America’s most Myrtles Plantation haunted homes, thanks to the ghost of a young slave named Chloe that reportedly roams the halls. Or trade in fear for fame at the Steel Magnolia House B&B in the very house in Natchitoches where that Oscar-nominated classic was filmed. The legendary Venice Marina, down in the southeastern-most corner of the state, has waterfront cabins that put the Gulf of Mexico and world-class fishing at your front door. LouisianaTravel.com