The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

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

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

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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 restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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.

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

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

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

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.