The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

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 only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

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

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

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

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

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

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

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.

This landmark cemetery in Boston was created more than 300 years ago.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

A mysterious stone embedded at the base of a historic Boston building.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.