Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.