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After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

A mysterious find dredged from Louisiana waters.

Religion and personal struggle gave birth to this collection of concrete angels.

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

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

One of the last remaining venues on the Old Chitlin’ Circuit is a kaleidoscopic music hall at the end of a dirt road.

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

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

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

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

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

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

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

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