Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

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.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

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

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A mega theme park-wax museum mélange containing all things biblical.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions, just west of Orlando.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.