Scandalous Cocktail Hour Tour

Overview

New Orleans - the birthplace of the cocktail and home to the nation’s most shocking and riveting history. Learn about The Big Easy's sordid past - everything from pirates and brothels to the mafia on this scintillating tour!

City: New Orleans

Tue 25 Feb

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Starting at $25.00

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Tue 25 Feb

Starting at $25.00

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What's Included

Local guide

Additional Info

Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

What To Expect

Pat O'Brien's

Come along on an exploration of the city’s storied watering holes such as Pat O’Brien’s, the Carousel Bar, Jean Lafitte Blacksmith Shop and others to discover where, why, and how legendary libations from the Sazerac to the Pims Cup were first concocted.

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar

Here you will uncover the city’s astonishing scandalous past and present. Learn about the oldest professions from Storyville to the Tango Belt, from Norma Wallace’s last brothel to Blaze Starr’s Bourbon Street Burlesque. Next you will take a look into organized crime from Jean Lafitte’s piracy to the first home of the American Mafia. Learn about the New Orleans conspiracy connection to the John F. Kennedy Assassination and much more.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (53)

Danette N

Jun 2019

To be fair, there were two different groups, but I didn’t get to pick which group I was in. We were blocked by hotel staff at the first place, went to where Pimm Cup was invented. We spent 40+ minutes blocking 4 bar stools and I was the only one who made a purchase, could explain why entrance was blocked at the first place. We talked politics and conspiracy theories that moved beyond the bar location and was a big boring waste of time. When the tour leader told us to take the bar stools the had been vacated because we were going to be there a bit longer, I decided to leave. It’s only a 2.5 hour tour and 1 hour was at one located talking about unrelated politics. I really regret wasting money on this tour and understand why the bar tender was really irritated with our presence. The tour leader should have taken us outside for his lecture, not blocking paying customers from access.

LGLee

Jun 2019

Janet has done her research and makes the tour come alive. The cocktails and their history made the tour. Well-spent two hours!

Response from Host

Feb 2020

Thanks LGLee - yes Janet is an expert and very passionate.

Victoria D

Jun 2019

Amazing history starting with the early 1800s through the early 1970s. Informative and the bar stops along the way with their signature cocktails made for a great tour. Would do it again.

Response from Host

Feb 2020

Thanks so much! Yes, often we who do tours in New Orleans neglect the city's more recent history, which is just as interesting as the early days.