A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

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.

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

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

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

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

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.