A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

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

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

Local folklore claims that this wall was not built for defense, but to provide labor during a time of famine.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

Undone by Prohibition, this abandoned brewery-turned-flour mill is now ready for its third act.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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