Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

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

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

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

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 symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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.

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

This natural French spring has been turned into a magical grotto by Roman and medieval constructions.

Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.

This funeral home had the honor, if that is the correct word, of hosting the funeral of the famous Sacco and Vanzetti.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

This railroad tunnel was once the longest in Massachusetts.

The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.