New Orleans
New Orleans's pub equivalent is the French Quarter dive bar — Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop (1722 — possibly oldest bar in the US), Napoleon House (1797), and the Carousel Bar (Hotel Monteleone) anchor the heritage scene.
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1722 building — possibly oldest bar in the US.
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Heritage 1797 bar where Napoleon almost lived in exile.
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Hotel Monteleone heritage carousel bar that rotates.
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French Quarter heritage 1933 piano bar where the Hurricane was invented.
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Hotel Roosevelt heritage 1893 bar where the Sazerac was perfected.
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French Quarter heritage 1856 bar with grasshopper cocktail.
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