The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

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

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

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

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

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.

The graveyard is filled with beautiful funerary art and boasts breathtaking views of Florence.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.