Home to items never before seen by the public.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

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

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

The Grand Lodge of Ireland is one of the oldest in the world, full of fantastical, elaborately themed rooms.

Where the Great Wall of China meets the sea.