A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

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

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

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

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

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

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

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.