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This New Orleans boutique and nursery specializes in rare flora, with a focus on carnivorous plants.

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

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

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

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

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

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

According to one local tradition, the entrance to the Voodoo underworld can be found in New Orleans through seven gates scattered throughout the city's French Quarter.

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

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

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

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

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

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 collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.