This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

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

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.