A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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 oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

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

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

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

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

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

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

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

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

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.