These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

What else would you call a playground hidden in Alabama's oldest and largest cemetery?

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

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

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

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

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

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

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

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

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

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.

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