Bourbon Street
Historic street in the French Quarter of New Orleans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the street in New Orleans. For the jazz club, see Bourbon Street (Toronto).
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 is famous for its many bars and strip clubs.
With 17.74 million visitors in 2017 alone, New Orleans depends on Bourbon Street as a main tourist attraction.[1] Tourist numbers have been growing yearly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the city has successfully rebuilt its tourist base.[2] For millions of visitors each year, Bourbon Street provides a rich insight into New Orleans' past.[3][4]