The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

This strange example of the Egyptian Revival architecture trend now holds Mardi Gras floats.

This Oaxacan restaurant serves native corn and Indigenous recipes.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

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

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

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

These stained-glass windows are all that remains of a building that was the target of one of the biggest explosions in London after World War II.

This seaside property, an example of Art Deco Streamline Moderne style, was designed to embody the curves of a great ship.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

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

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

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

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

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

Anne Rice, one of the most influential writers in gothic literature, is buried alongside her husband in a New Orleans cemetery.

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

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.