The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

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.

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

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

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

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

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.