A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

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

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

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

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

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

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

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

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.