The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Giant novelty guitars now mark the spot where Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.

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

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

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

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

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