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This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

The highest point in Louisiana, Driskill Mountain at 535 feet above sea level.

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

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

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

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

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

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.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.