A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

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

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

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

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

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.

A small town museum honors local WWII veterans and the queen of pop who put it on the map.

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.

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

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.