Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

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

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

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.

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.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

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

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

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

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

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

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

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.