"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

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

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

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 quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

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

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.