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

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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 museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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.

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

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