Created by Sally Heller, and officially unveiled in August of 2009, this New Orleans art piece commemorates the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Right across from the Ernest M. Morial Convention Center, the piece depicts a shotgun-like home trapped in a dead tree—which can be associated with the many possessions and parts of homes found in trees after the 2005 disaster. 

Right in the middle of Algiers Point sits a monument that honors residents of the neighborhood that have fallen in combat. The four sided monument list names of neighborhood soldiers that fought in U.S. wars as early as World War I. 

Placed against the St Augustine Church, (one of the oldest Catholic churches in the city), this monument honors slaves of African descent that have died in New Orleans and were buried in unmarked graves. 

On a more festive theme, this fountain and art tribute in Lakeview honors over 90 New Orleans Mardi Gras Carnival krewes.  

Dedicated in 2003, Artist Yaacov Adam created this art piece to honor the lives of millions of Holocaust victims. Categorized as kinetic art, this installation changes as you move around it.

While it might not be the most exciting site, New Orleans holds the ruins of a nearly 300-year-old fort operated by Spanish soldiers. The fort was decommissioned after 1823.

As a fun fact, an amusement part operated on this site between 1880 and 1908.

A sightseeing trip in New Orleans can’t be complete until you’ve seen Marie Laveau’s tomb. As she is believed the be buried in this cemetery, Laveau reigned as a powerful voodoo practitioner that granted fortunes, and advice.

This section of Treme served as a music grounds for slaves of African descent in the 18th and 19th centuries. As a place of refuge, many of the slaves danced, performed and exchanged musical traditions between each other.

In fact, the Congo Square Preservation Society upholds part of the tradition by holding drum circles at the site on Sundays.