A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

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

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

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.

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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.