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

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

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

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

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

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."