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

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The former home of Lillian Evans Tibbs and her grandson, Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr., whose prodigious contributions to music and art spanned more than 90 years.

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.

The former home of the woman who successfully fought to integrate restaurants in Washington, D.C.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.

A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.

The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.