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and American cheeses, and a special “Wow Sauce”). The place is open 24
hours a day, seven days a week, making it wildly popular with locals.
Walk one block to Bourbon Street and turn left. Walk two blocks to Lafitte's
Blacksmith Shop (941 Bourbon St.), a tavern that was built between 1722
and 1732 and is considered one of the oldest structures used as a bar in the
United States. According to Lafitte's website, the property is believed to have
been used by pirates Jean and Pierre Lafitte as a New Orleans base for their
smuggling operation.
Walk two blocks to 739 Bourbon St., home of Marie Laveau's House of Voo-
doo. Named for the city's most famous voodoo queen, this fun souvenir shop
sells everything from tribal masks and statues to voodoo dolls and spell kits.
And if you want to have your palm read or your fortune told, you're at the
right place.
Head right on St. Ann Street (left if you're leaving the House of Voodoo),
walk one block to Dauphine Street, then turn right and take Dauphine five
blocks to Esplanade Avenue. At the corner of St. Ann and Dauphine, on your
left, you'll pass Good Friends, one of the city's most popular gay bars.
Farther up Dauphine, you'll also pass Cabrini Playground on your right,
between Governor Nicholls and Barracks Streets. Yes, there is an actual
playground in the French Quarter (along with two schools), because families
with young children really do live here.
Turn right on Esplanade Avenue. As you round the corner, don't be sur-
prised to see a crowd of people standing in front of 838 Esplanade—this is
Port of Call, which, even with the proliferation of burger restaurants across
town, is considered one of the city's best.
Walk five blocks back to your starting point at the Old US Mint.
POINTS OF INTEREST
Old US Mint crt.state.la.us , 400 Esplanade Ave., 504-568-2022
Soniat House soniathouse.com , 1133 Chartres St., 504-522-0570
Beauregard-Keyes House bkhouse.org , 1113 Chartres St., 504-523-7257
Old Ursuline Convent oldursulineconvent.org , 1100 Chartres St., 504-529-3040
Irene's Cuisine 539 St. Philip St., 504-529-8811
Harry's Corner 900 Chartres St., 504-524-1107
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