This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

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

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

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

An architectural experiment in the Lower Ninth Ward, this row house is capable of floating as high as the Katrina floodwaters.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

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

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

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

Inside this art and oddity-filled shop, a small room filled with secrets.

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

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

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

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

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

This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

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

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

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