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

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

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

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

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

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

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

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

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

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

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

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

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.