One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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

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

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

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

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.