Despite what people may think, New Orleans popular Bourbon Street was not named after the whiskey. It was actually named after the Bourbon dynasty of France.

Remember to thank New Orleans when sipping on your favorite happy-hour cocktail. Americas first mixed, the sazerac, was created by Antoine Peychard in a French Quarter bar. Its now the official cocktail of New Orleans.

New Orleans has frequently been listed as one of the most haunted cities in America.

City Park, one of the largest urban parks in the nation, used to be a favorite spot for Creole men to meet and duel with pistols and swords.

The LaLaurie Mansion is known as the most haunted place in the French Quarter. The elegant LeLaurie family that originally lived there harbored a secret that was exposed during a fire when firemen discovered dozens of slaves chained to the walls and body parts littered on the floor in a secret attic.

Jean Lafittes Blacksmith Bar. The tavern's building, built sometime before 1772, is one of the older surviving structures in New Orleans and has been called the oldest continually occupied bar in the United States.

Celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, John Goodman, Tyler Perry and Reese Witherspoon are all from New Orleans.

Jazz funerals are a unique part of New Orleans history and culture. The music and dancing of the funeral was originally intended to help the deceased find their way to heaven and celebrate their final leaving from Earth.

Because the city was built on a swamp, most of the dead in New Orleans are buried in above ground tombs. Everyone would love to see grandma again, just not in that way.

Despite its reputation for Cajun cuisine, the predominant type of New Orleans cooking is Creole.

New Orleans voodoo queen Marie Leveaus tomb receives more visitors each year than Elvis Presleys grave.

The iconic Andrew Jackson monument in Jackson Square is the worlds first equestrian statue in which the horse has more than one foot off the base.

The death mask of the French military and political leader, Napoleon Bonaparte, is housed in the Louisiana State Museum in New Orleans.

Some say Jazz music style was born in 1895 when Buddy Bolden started his first band, but others say jazz originated when Nick LaRocca and his band recorded their first jazz record.

New Orleans was the only place in the world where slaves were allowed to own drums, which eventually lead to the citys creation of jazz music.

Mardi Gras masks arent just for fun. Its illegal to ride on a Mardi Gras float in New Orleans without one.

New Orleans is often called the Crescent City because of the distinctive curve of the Mississippi River that runs right through it.

Antoines Restaurant in the French Quarter is the oldest continuously run restaurant in Louisiana, established in 1840.

The first game of Poker was played in New Orleans in the 19th century using a 20-card pack.