The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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