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.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

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

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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