Bourbon Street

French Quarter artery

Bourbon Street is the famous entertainment thoroughfare in New Orleans's French Quarter, known for bars, live music, and raucous nightlife.

The name evokes jazz, Mardi Gras revelry, and tourists carrying open containers: We spent the whole night on Bourbon Street.

Despite the name, it honors the French royal House of Bourbon, not the whiskey.

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG