This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

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

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

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

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

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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.

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

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

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

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.