A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

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

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

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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

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

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

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

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

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.