New Orleans Walking Tour: Bourbon Street

A narrated guided tour of Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, recorded in 2020 by a local walking-tour company. In under half an hour the guide walks the street block by block, from how it got its name to the old red-light district on Iberville Street.

Along the way you hear about Musical Legends Park, Louisiana's drinking laws and the famous frozen drinks, the street's entertainers and the jazz history around St. Peter Street, ending at one of the oldest buildings in the Quarter. Learn the history before watching one of the long party-night walks.

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• 1:45 How Bourbon Street got its name
• 2:58 Iberville Street
• 7:30 Musical Legends Park
• 19:30 St. Peter Street
• 27:00 St. Philip Street