The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A monument to a Native American leader who was known for never breaking a promise and met his end after signing a deal with white settlers.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

One man built this shrine in the 1970s to pay tribute to a miracle he had witnessed.