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

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

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

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

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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