Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

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

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

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

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

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

Dental instruments from the illustrious history of American dentistry.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.

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

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.