Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

As state high-points-by-elevation go this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

Abandoned Coast Artillery fort now serves as graffiti canvas and sightseeing vantage point.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

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

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

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

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

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

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

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