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Ruins of Fort Macomb
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
Fisherman's Castle on the Irish Bayou
This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.
LaPlace, Louisiana
Frenier Cemetery
All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Bywater Museum of Unnatural History
Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Saint Roch Chapel
A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.
New Orleans, Louisiana
We Bite Rare & Unusual Plants
This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Singing Oak
This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.
New Orleans, Louisiana
LaLaurie Mansion
This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Orleans Train Garden
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Faerie Playhouse
A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.
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The New Orleans Treehouse
Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dark Matter Oddities & Artisan Collective
This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Séance Room at Muriel's Jackson Square
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Backstreet Cultural Museum
The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.
New Orleans, Louisiana
St. Louis Cathedral
This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Scallop Shell Pulpit
The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Cats of Jackson Square
By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Holt Cemetery
A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Street Name Tiles of New Orleans
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Pharmacy Museum
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Metairie Cemetery
New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rice Family Mausoleum
Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.
