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

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

A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.