Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

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

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

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

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

These colorful sawdust illustrations are trampled into non-existence only moments after they are finished.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

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

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.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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

World's largest bell sits on the grounds of the Kremlin in Moscow.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.