A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

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

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

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

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

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

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

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.

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

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

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

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