Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

The permanent home of Elektro, the celebrity automaton of the 1939 World's Fair.

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

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

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

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

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

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

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

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

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

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

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

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