Theatre & Events
IconicPreservation Hall
Under $25A no-frills French Quarter room where traditional New Orleans jazz has played nightly since 1961.
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NightlifeIconicQuirky Fun
Bourbon Street
Bourbon Street is a nightlife spot in New Orleans, LA, part of the New Orleans guide. Cost: free.
Bourbon St · New Orleans, LA
Why you should go…
Bourbon Street runs the length of the French Quarter and is New Orleans' best-known nightlife strip, lined with bars, daiquiri shops, and live music clubs. Louisiana's open-container law lets visitors carry drinks from bar to bar in plastic go-cups, and the street closes to traffic most nights. It is loudest and most crowded after dark on weekends and during major festivals.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Bourbon Street, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Pat O'Brien's
FreeSip a Hurricane beside the flaming fountain on the courtyard patio, then sing along with the dueling pianos.
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Unique NOLA Tours
$25–$50Small-group walking tours of the French Quarter covering ghost stories, true crime, and local history.
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Haunted History Tours
Under $25New Orleans' original ghost tour company leading walking tours of haunted French Quarter and Garden District sites.
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Frenchmen Street
FreeA few blocks in the Marigny where locals go for jazz clubs without the Bourbon Street crowds.
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Tipitina's
$25–$50Catch live music at the Uptown club named for a Professor Longhair song, a New Orleans stage since 1977.
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