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

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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

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

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

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

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

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 theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.