Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

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

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

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

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

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

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

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

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

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.