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

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

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

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

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

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

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.