Bourbon St

Lonely Planet review

There are bars galore on Bourbon St where tourists and locals alike roam, fuelled by booze. Bourbon St is New Orleans' entertainment equivalent of a cut-price buffet - the amusements are slopped out with indifference, but as the great songwriter Lee Hazelwood once said, 'You won't find it on any map, but take a step in any direction and you're in trouble.'

Those who keep their wits about them tend to look bemused or stunned. Most people just roam the street with their go cups, ducking into the nearest door (pretty much any will do) when they need another drink. Many bars feature live cover bands and some, at the lower end of the street, are gay discos.