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

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

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

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

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

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