Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

The Andean town where every single building is decorated with a brightly colored frieze.

This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.

Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

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

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

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

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

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

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

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

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

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

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques