"If she'd leave us alone, we would have a happy home, sent from down below."

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

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

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

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

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.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

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

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

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

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

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

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

The only international border marker within the United States.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.