Bourbon Street

This article is about the street in New Orleans. For the jazz club, see Bourbon Street (Toronto).

Bourbon Street
Rue Bourbon (French)
Calle de Borbón (Spanish)
Looking up Bourbon Street toward the New Orleans Central Business District
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Southwest endCanal Street in the Central Business District
Northeast endKerlerce Street / Pauger Street in the Marigny

Bourbon Street (French: Rue Bourbon, Spanish: Calle de Borbón) is a historic street in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans. Extending twelve blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue, Bourbon Street hosts many bars and strip clubs.

Visitor numbers dropped after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but gradually recovered over the following decade. The street receives millions of visitors each year.

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