Bourbon Street

If there is one street in the French Quarter that showcases the bohemian and party culture of the area, then it is Bourbon Street. Named after the ruling family of France when New Orleans was established in the early 18th century, Bourbon Street had a perfectly modest beginning. Filled with moderate sized houses, it was essentially a residential area. But it changed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the adjacent areas began increasingly to host brothels and bawdy drinking holes. Bourbon Street couldn’t remain unaffected and a strong of restaurants, bars and jazz clubs were founded, which were later joined by strip clubs. In the evenings, the whole street is devoid of vehicular movement and becomes one big party zone with such as Pat O’Brien’s. Barely Legal, Galatoire’s, Saints and Sinners owned by Channing Tatum and Old Absinthe House.