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

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

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

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 historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

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

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.