The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

This house designed by Frank Lloyd and Louis Sullivan was destroyed twice and reconstructed to near original condition.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

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

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

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

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

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.