This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

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