A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

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

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

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

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

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

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

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

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

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

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