A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

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.

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

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

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

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.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This Mississippi seminary was the first in America to train Black Catholic priests.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

This world record holding pocketknife is so large that it has to be operated by a crane.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

The world's longest known cave system.