Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

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

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.