This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

One of the few existing, fully functional Showbiz Pizza animatronic shows.

A seven-ton black granite monument dedicated to the memory of those who died and those who lived through the 1977 crash of the popular Southern rock band.

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.

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

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

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

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

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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