After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

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

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

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

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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