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This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

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

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

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

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

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

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

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.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

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

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

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.