The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A controversial magical figure is hidden within a diorama of the city.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.