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

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

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

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

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

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The vaulted ceiling is home to a scurry of “squirrelgoyles.”

One of Canada's oldest museums, the beautiful Redpath has been serving up Natural History and Ethnography since 1882.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

This haunted corpse of a drive-in is now a graffiti-covered ruin.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.