A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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."

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.