The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

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

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

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

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

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.

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

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Rise early for Kaitlin Guerin’s coveted sweet and savory pastries.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

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

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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