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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

The bad-ass ride of a soul legend, housed in one of the world's few soul museums.

This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This head-spinningly bizarre Depression-era art cave is wall-to-wall quartz and Jesus.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.