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

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

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

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

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

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

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

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

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

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

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

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

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

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.