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

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

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A museum dedicated to the famous Mexican illustrator's iconic calaveras.

Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

A sculpture serving as an homage to Pope John Paul II.

Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.