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

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

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

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

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

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

The modest childhood home where the baseball legend and Yankees star learned to hit from both sides of the plate.

This free sculpture garden is home to over 90 artworks and installations from artists around the world.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

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

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Bronze statue marks the spinach capital of the world.

In Paris, Texas they have their own Eiffel Tower, it just has a cowboy hat on it.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

Circus cemetery for all the “showmen under God’s big top.”

The granite monument is engraved with the image of the talking horse's head coming through a barn door.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.