The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

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

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

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

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

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

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

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

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

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

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.