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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

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

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

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

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

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

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

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.