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

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

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

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

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

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

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

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

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

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

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

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.