A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

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

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

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

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

This small museum is kept in a house that was integral to the genesis of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The history of whiskey and all of its boozy glory, from Colonial days to modern American cocktail culture.

Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

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

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.