Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum and Madame John’s Legacy.

New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

Museum

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New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum is a voodoo museum in New Orleans, United States. Its exhibits focus on mysteries, history, and folklore related to the African diaspora religion of Louisiana Voodoo. New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum is situated 410 feet south of Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop.

Madame John’s Legacy

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Madame John's Legacy is a historic house museum at 632 Dumaine Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed in 1788, it is one of the oldest houses in the French Quarter, and was built in the older French colonial style that was still prevalent in New Orleans at that time. Madame John’s Legacy is situated 590 feet south of Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and French Market.

French Quarter

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The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.

French Market

Neighborhood

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The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.

New Orleans

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Way down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop

Type: Historical site
Description: building in in New Orleans, USA
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.96093° or 29° 57′ 39″ north

Longitude

-90.06369° or 90° 3′ 49″ west

Elevation

26 feet (8 metres)

Open location code

76XFXW6P+9G

GeoNames ID

10377038

Wikidata ID

Q6471693

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In Other Languages

From German to Spanish—“Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop” goes by many names.

German: “Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop”
Italian: “Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop”
Spanish: “Herrería de Lafitte”

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