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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

This site is dedicated to a candidate for sainthood and contains personal items including his cilice and lead coffin.

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

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

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

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

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

Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.