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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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 only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.