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

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.

Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.

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

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

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

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

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.

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

Utopia and nostalgia mingle at the site of Bronson Alcott's ill-fated agrarian commune.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

A home decorated by its owner with eye-catching and captivating assemblages of found objects

One was an astronomer who spent his life chasing solar eclipses, the other helped make Emily Dickinson famous.

This American Sycamore was grown from seeds that accompanied the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.

An artifact taken from one of America's shortest wars.

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

Dedicated to "the father of U.S. life insurance."

A historic bridge no one is allowed to cross.

Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.

The first keystone arch railroad bridges constructed in America.

These beautiful garden buildings are among the oldest surviving greenhouses in the United States.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.