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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

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

The oldest operational cathedral in the U.S. has one shell of a way of projecting speakers' voices.

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

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

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

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

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.