This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

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.

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.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Hear the tales of New York's most notorious criminals.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.