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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

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

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

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

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

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

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.

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

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.

The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.