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

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

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

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

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

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.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."