New Orleans Walking Tour - Bourbon Street

Known more for its bar scene and partying than history, there is a lot you can learn about this historic French Quarter street outside the hustle and bustle.

Andrew will show you some legendary music venues, a voodoo shop, cabarets, as well as some must-visit restaurants and places to drink cocktails on the central strip of Vieux Carre.

00:00 - Intro
01:45 - How did Bourbon St. get its name?
02:58 - Iberville St. (red-light district)
05:22 - Bienville St.
07:30 - Musical Legends Park
08:26 - Frozen drinks and Louisiana drinking laws
09:47 - Conti St.
12:22 - St. Louis St. (Chris Owens)
17:12 - Toulouse St.
19:30 - St. Peter (Preservation Hall + Pat O'Brien's)
21:40 - Orleans St.
25:25 - Dumaine St.
27:00 - St. Philips St. (Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop)

This is just one in a series of video walking tours of New Orleans (and other cities). Below, we have links for our French Quarter and Garden District video tours.

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(We spelled "looks" wrong in one of the slides! We know how to spell, promise - what's the thing called where you don't notice a word is spelled wrong if the first and last letters are correct? Oops!)

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Cameraman: James Lanius, III
Music: TBC Brass Band, Bayou Brothers Zydeco, Predictable Conversation from Audio Hero
Video Clips: Louann Douraggh

Guide: Andrew Farrier
Editing: Canden Arciniega

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** OTHER NEW ORLEANS VIDEO TOURS**
Garden District
French Quarter
The Real Voodoo Tour
A New Orleans Cemetery Tour
Mardi Gras Explained
A Music Tour of New Orleans
NOLA Movie, TV, + Book Locations
Tour of Bourbon Street
City Park
Hurricane Katrina Sights (Part 1)
Hurricane Katrina Sights (Part 2)

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[JeckoSTARlaloo]

A tour guide who overflows with pride, passion and knowledge about his place. When he shared his stories he seemed to be glowing with enthusiasm.

[dennisdaniels]

Andrew, I think New Orleans has unique culture, history and architecture as well!

[dannyeast]

I recently went to New Orleans for my birthday. Before we went I viewed a couple of your walking tours. Thank you for these they were very helpful. We had a great time.❤

[LarimaBeyondBorders]

Love these NOLA tours. I worked in the bars in the French Quarter from 1999-2013 and it’s kind of sad seeing everything all boarded up and closed

[dennisdaniels]

Andrew, New Orleans is a town in rich history and tradition!

[KatiePaisant]

Amazing video. I’m from New Orleans and super homesick so I appreciate all the footage and your knowledge!!

[pedalingprospector]

Gives me goose bumps. I worked and lived in the Quarter in the mid-late 80's. I had a room in some slave quarters off Conti and Dauphine. On the second floor of the Old Absinthe House was Tony Moran's Italian Restaurant where I worked for a while and met Frank Sinatra and Red Buttons one night. Had a gig as DJ at Chris Owens' club where she was still putting on a helluva show at 55+, another working with a street magician named Keith Wilson and a midnight show at the Famous Door. Got to shoot a game of pool with Paul Newman when he was between takes shooting the movie "Blaze" down on St. Phillip Street. Sold roses on the street corner for Bob Bridges, the Flower man. Every thing from pushing a Lucky Dog cart a couple of nights to dining room captain at Court of Two Sisters, lol. Lots of memories in a few short years. Thanks 👍👍 Oh, and thanks to Ruthie and Chicken Man for helping to make the Quarter what it was then.

[gavinsheldrake]

Brilliant! You know so much - such a delight to watch.

[lornahennington]

Thanks, Andrew, your videos are great! Takes me right back to my childhood home. I'd love to see you do one of each street in the Quarter, the Treme, Uptown, Bayou St. John . . . basically every neighborhood in NOLA.

[Wisteria_Lane]

I live in the Bourbon capital in KY! I love everything about Louisiana and I had no idea they were connected!!

[melissatafoya]

Just recently discovered this channel. Love it! I will probably never get to visit New Orleans so this is great. Loving the old buildings and glad to see they survived Katrina. Sad, however to see the graffiti around the Bourbon St, area.

[TheWatchmen]

New sub.! La native born and raised just north of NOLA. Wife from Metairie, LA. Lived in BR for a long time. Love south La!!
Always something to do here: fishing, hunting. Boating, 4 wheeling, and so-on. Only problem I ever have is air quality, it's very humid here...

[esliet]

Andrew I have become a huge fan of your channel, love your style of passing on your knowledge of this city we love

[brandiwolfe]

I lived in the Quarter. Gotta laugh at the "verbal exchange" bright and early in the background 🤣

[creoleladylaveau]

I love Bourbon street! I grew up here.

[hannahthehealer]

I am so glad to have come across your channel. I am looking to move to New Orleans and have enjoyed the history lessons. I am excited about taking an actual tour when I move. Also, thank you for covering Chris Owens. I have passed by that place several times during my travels to New Orleans never checking it out. To my surprise when I learned Chris Owens was a woman. I just read up on her...beautiful soul.

[gabrielabrasil]

Amazing 🤩 video and very self explanatory, thanks so much, I am going to New Orleans 😃

[Itbmurr]

Pat OBrien’s has a great fire fountain in their courtyard and the Dueling Pianos.

[lubovwoke]

Andrew thank you very much for such a wonderful tour 🙏