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

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

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

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

This city block-long devotional site, a replica of a famous site in France, is dedicated to the patron saint of grandmothers, mothers, and educators.

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

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

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

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

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

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.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.

This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

The ballpark in "Pigtown" where the Brooklyn Dodgers made their name was replaced with a huge apartment complex.

Get to know the plant-based fare of Chinese Buddhist monks.