New Orleans Vice, Virtue & Negotiable Affection Tour

Explore the hidden history of New Orleans' sex industry on the Vice, Virtue & Negotiable Affection tour. This walking experience delves into the lives of madams and sex workers, revealing their bold stories set against the backdrop of race and morality. Visit significant locations like the notorious Storyville and learn about key figures such as Lulu White and Josie Arlington. The tour also includes a stop at a former brothel for a unique discussion over drinks, enhancing your understanding of the women who shaped the city.
- Duration: 2 hours covering approximately 1 mile in the French Quarter
- Guided by an expert local storyteller with deep insights
- Recommended for adults 21+, mature themes discussed
- Engage with real locations and historical contexts of New Orleans' past

Meeting Point

768 Decatur St

768 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

Please meet us at the bottom of the concrete steps. This location is across the street from the mule and carriage rides

What's included:

• Licensed and Historical Accurate Tour Guide

Not included:

• Drinks at May Baily's

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Jackson Square

751 Decatur St, , New Orleans, 70181, Louisiana

The original square of the city. See where the founders met, where women like Rose Nicaud sold coffee and the Baroness Pontalba's legacy shows today.

15 minutes

Mississippi River Heritage Park

1201 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, 70130-1719, Louisiana

See the Crescent Curve in the river (why we are called the Crescent City). See where ship brought in the sailors who frequented the brothels. Walk along the famous levee of the city.

15 minutes

Dutch Alley Artists Co-Op

912 N Peters St, New Orleans, 70116-3338, Louisiana

Walk along the promenade with benches and bronze sculptures depicting French Quarter characters. See the famous mural that tells the history of the cities people.

15 minutes

French Market

518 Saint Peter Street, New Orleans, 70116-3406, Louisiana

Stand in the very spot where the most dangerous street in the United States used to be. This was the center for New Orleans nightlife and sex trade priot to the legalization and many men never returned from visiting these boarding houses and "houses of ill repute"

15 minutes

Royal Street

Royal Street, , New Orleans, 70130, Louisiana

See the location where many of the famous Blue Books were printed. These were the guidebooks to sin. You will also be able to see a blue book, up close and in person.

15 minutes

French Quarter

New Orleans, Louisiana

See the childhood home of EJ Bellocq, the photographer of the Storyville sex workers. See the last brothel of Norma Wallace, known as the Last Madam. See numerous locations where the sex industry and high society intersected.

15 minutes

Storyville District

125 Bourbon St, , New Orleans, 70130-2301, Louisiana

See the remains of the Storyville Red Light District. The 1st legalized prostitution neighborhood in America.

15 minutes

May Baily's Place

415 Dauphine St, New Orleans, 70112-3405, Louisiana

Have drinks and conversation in May Baily's, a former brothel where an actual brothel business license still hangs on the wall and Bellocq's photographs of Storyville sex workers are displayed.

15 minutes