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

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

This Louisiana folk art gallery is a gnarled collection of driftwood homonculi.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

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

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.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

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.

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

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.