8 Stop 8 of 10 on Cocktails, Craps & the Invention of Fun

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar

French Quarter, New Orleans

A Preview

"That building on the corner of Bourbon and Saint Philip — the one that looks like it's been slowly returning to the earth? That's Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar. It claims to be the oldest bar in America. It is not. Let's start with what's real. The building is genuinely old — probably seventeen seventies, during the Spanish colonial period."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Frenchmen Street
Cocktails, Craps & the Invention of Fun

Cocktails, Craps & the Invention of Fun

10 stops · 1h 30m

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All Stops

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Sazerac Bar
  3. 3 The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone
  4. 4 The Old Absinthe House
  5. 5 Peychaud's Pharmacy
  6. 6 Napoleon House
  7. 7 Cafe Du Monde
  8. 8 Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
  9. 9 Frenchmen Street
  10. 10 The Reveal

Hear the full story at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar

This is just one of 10 stops on the Cocktails, Craps & the Invention of Fun tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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