The Badly Behaved Women Who Made New Orleans Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: French Market, 1008 N Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3406

We'll see the French Market -- once Gallatin St., the most dangerous street in the country, in the late 1800s. You might find a dance hall brothel where the whole floor descended into an orgy, or be garroted and robbed of all your possessions openly. It was a place police rarely went, except with 30 or 40 men.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Old Ursuline Convent Museum, 1100 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70116-2505

See the convent of the Ursulines nuns, the oldest building in the French Quarter (construction began 1727), and hear how the church and King Louis XV became sex traffickers to force more women to the colony, and had the nuns keep these "correction girls" in line with nude public lashings. But the girls were the ones with the problem?

Stop At: Golden Lantern, 1239 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70116-2512

Often on our route we make it to the Golden Lantern, and discuss the history of Southern Decadence at its home bar -- a working class gay bar in the French Quarter.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, 941 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3120

Often we stop by this oldest building housing a bar in North America, and discuss its history as a smuggling front.

Although not one of our historic cocktail spots, we often take a break here and cool down in the heat.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Marie Laveau House of Voodoo, 739 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3145

Actually we won't see this shop on the tour, we'll go to the real Marie Laveau's birthplace, and discuss... "Wait, she doesn't belong on this tour! She's a voudou leader not a... " High class madam?

Find out where she made most of her real money!

Duration: 7 minutes

Stop At: Louis Armstrong Park, 901 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116-3086

The decadent palaces thrown up in Storyville on Basin St. were replaced by the Iberville Projects. So we take you to the gorgeous Louis Armstrong Park that overlooks what once was Storyville, with enough seating and shade for guests to sit and view photos of this historic time period, see and hear about its wildest characters.

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: May Baily's Place, 415 Dauphine St, New Orleans, LA 70112-3405

May Baily's became the first legal brothel in New Orleans when the owner paid a license fee in 1857 -- still mounted on the wall! [closed temporarily]

Duration: 5 minutes

• Reservations are REQUIRED for all bookings
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• Departure point: Detailed check-in instructions - including the address and parking information if applicable - will be included in your final confirmation email.
• Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes (Approx.)
• Departure Time: 02:00 PM
• Return Details: May Baily's Place, 415 Dauphine St #3405, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
  

• Alcoholic Beverages - We have suggested cocktail stops at the start and one of the tour breaks. Drinks are NOT included but we do have fun suggestions on historic cocktails.

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• Not wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Near public transportation
• Most travelers can participate
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
• We follow all city safety policies, including mask and vaccination requirements. There are none in effect at the time of this writing but guests will be required to follow all Federal, state, and local requirements if reinstituted.