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

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli Volcano.

An eccentric home in Sicily turns heads on a regular basis.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.

A beautifully well-preserved ancient Roman villa.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.