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

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

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

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

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

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.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.