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

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

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

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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

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

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

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.