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

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

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

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

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

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.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

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

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

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

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