CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg has already checked off several destinations in his “Hidden” series — Saudi Arabia, Ireland, the Canary Islands, Aegean and Poland — and now he’s adding Louisiana, too.

“Way back when — when I was a correspondent for Newsweek — I covered Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas at a time when nobody knew what those states were. And you know what? A couple of decades later, they still don’t,” Greenberg said. “The whole idea of our show is to give you an opportunity to see the most amazing experiences in a destination, but no gift shop, no tour bus, no brochure, no guidebook, no Trip Advisor sticker. We’re taking you to the most amazing experiences in a state, in this case Louisiana, that are unbelievable. Nobody knows them, but they’re totally accessible to the audience.”

Greenberg is searching for “Hidden Louisiana” for his PBS audience. The hidden treasure he explored on day six of his seven-day adventure in the state included the Rockefeller National Wildlife Refuge in Cameron Parish. Greenberg visited the refuge as part of a tour hosted by Visit Lake Charles and the Louisiana Office of Tourism.

“I was not really aware of this refuge, and I wasn’t totally aware that it was this big, and that it went this far, and that it was this wide and this unpopulated,” Greenberg said. “It’s a real hidden gem for my audience — and, of course, if it’s for my audience, it’s also for me.”

Among his experiences was crabbing off Price Lake Road, cooking his catch beach side at Rutherford Beach and pairing the meal with Crying Eagle brews.

Greenberg said he and his 12-person crew will also be highlighting Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Natchitoches and the Poverty Point UNESCO World Heritage Site for their “Hidden Louisiana” series. Though they also shot in New Orleans, Greenberg said it’s important for his audience across the country to know that Louisiana is much more than just the “Big Easy” city.

“Did we shoot New Orleans? You bet we did,” he said. “But we don’t go to Cafe du Monde. We didn’t go to the Central Grocery. We didn’t do Bourbon Street. We did other stuff that you’ll see on the show that’s maybe not well known, but it’s accessible and it’s so cool.”

Greenberg said the experience is often just as “eye-opening” to him as it is for his audience.

“I don’t look at this as a destination,” he said. “I look at it as a way of life and a lifestyle and a culture that needs to be exposed and here we are.”

“Hidden Louisiana” is set to air on PBS in the spring of 2024 and steam later in the year on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.