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

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

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

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

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

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

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

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

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

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

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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