This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

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

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

This ever-changing arrangement of naked dolls even caught the attention of "The Walking Dead" crew.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Atlanta's strange assortment of concrete pillars inspires reflection in some, confusion in others.

In Midtown Atlanta, tons of marble appears to be devouring a Fiat Panda at this unique art installation.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.