After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

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

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

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

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

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

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

At this leafy estate, one man’s passion for trees grew into Arbor Day.

This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.

This subterranean treasure trove is said to contain a motorcycle, a Chevy, and a teal leisure suit.

Once a slice of Cold War-era military history, this museum is finding its future in the stars.

The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.