A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

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.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

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

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

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

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.

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

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

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

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.

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

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

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.