The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

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.

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

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

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

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

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

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

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.