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

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

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

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

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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

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

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

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

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

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

Behind the pink curtain, Au Bonheur du Jour, an art gallery of erotic archives.

A mud statue stands in the dark tunnels, seeming to hold up the weight of the city above.

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

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

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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

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

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