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Slideshow: End of the Road Is Nowhere

The trek down the Great River Road ends in an anticlimax of old shacks and weathered boats, but that doesn't mean the trip is disappointing. Michelle Delio reports from Venice, Louisiana.
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This cemetery lies by the side of the road somewhere between New Orleans and Venice.

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The marina in Venice, Louisiana, harbors some scruffy boats.
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Water birds such as egrets, herons and pelicans are abundant along the last miles of the Great River Road.
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A lonely sign marks Louisiana's southernmost point, at the end of the Great River Road.
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Venice takes its name from the Italian city famous for its canals and gondolas. Water makes its mark in both places.