A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

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

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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