Saint Denis in New Orleans

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We start at Bastille In the mission “The Joys Next up is the Lemoyne the RDR2 storyline. Saloon, the lavish, of Civilization”, Arthur National Bank, a grand three-storied social Morgan stops here to and impressive In the mission, The Louisiana State Bank epicenter of Saint gather intel on Angelo The infamous LaLaurie representation of the “Banking, The Old Mansion is a haunted largest developed city American Art”, Dutch serves as a real life mirror Denis, made exclusive Bronte, the notorious to its ﬁctitious counterpart landmark in the French in the country. and Hosea round up the to the upper echelons of Italian crime lord of in both design and purpose. Quarter. Madame LaLaurie gang for one last heist, society by its wealthy, Saint Denis. He is was a distinguished Creole According to Wikipedia, “the Established in 1763, a final attempt to well-to-do patrons. cautioned by the wary socialite in the early 1800’s, Louisiana State Bank was bartender to abandon later discovered to be a Saint Denis’ stateliest procure the cash they founded in 1818, and was Will you: play a dangerous waters... serial killer and building is older than need in order to start the ﬁrst bank established in spirited, high-stakes slave torturer. the country itself. over as new men in a the new state of Louisiana game of poker with a This is also the only When her despicable crimes Heiresses and captains free world. following its admission to group of impeccably saloon that will charge were discovered in the attic, of industry pass the Union.” dressed (drunk, and $1 for a whiskey the cruel mistress and her through its ornately In order to blend in, the After serving a variety of deep-pocketed) instead of the usual 50 3rd husband were driven out decorated lobby every Van der Linde gang commercial purposes gentlemen? Or sit down cents. Why? They claim of New Orleans by an angry single day. ditch their faded calicos throughout the 20th century, it was eventually for the best meal in the it’s the “real stuff” from mob. She is played by Kathy and work boots for developed into a wedding Bates in American Horror This location serves as smart suits and their state of Lemoyne? Scotland. and events venue named Story: Coven. the backdrop for a Sunday best for one last 3 dollar Lobster Bisque, after its famous architect, anyone? watershed moment in job... Benjamin Henry Latrobe. 514 Chartres St.

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French Market Decatur St. Once a Native American trading post, the NOLA French Market is the oldest outdoor market of its kind in the United States. Today, it is a flea market that sells one-of-a-kind offerings by locals spanning t-shirts to voodoo dolls to tasty street food. Historically a meat market, it is coincidentally (or not?) also the location of the butcher in RDR2. Seddielover12

We are familiar with The Cantonese owner of the vibrant and the Kuo Chao & Co. bustling Chinatowns of gunsmith in RDR2 and Unfortunately, you cannot San Francisco and the neighboring design a customized shotgun New York but did you Chinese storefronts are at this location in real-life know that New Orleans reflective of this New Orleans. A historical was once home to one little-known piece of landmark, the New Orleans of the largest New Orleans’ colorful Pharmacy Museum is Chinatowns in the and diverse history. notorious not only for its United States? collection of medieval medical instruments and A portion of the French In Saint Denis, one can voodoo potions but also for Quarter, including purchase a variety of its reputation as haunted several blocks of weapons and ground frequented by the cookandmilkies tourist-favorite ammunition from a spirits of its past occupants. Bourbon Street, were skilled, knowledgeable Reports of paranormal Cafe du Monde 800 Decatur St. once part of an craftsman. Rumor has activity include sightings of Now, take a stroll - or direct your horse - westwards along the train tracks. In RDR2, immigrant residential it, something worth short, mustachioed Doctor you will pass the post office on your way to the open-air waiting area for the train district in the early discovering lies behind Dupas, later denounced for seen above - an ingenious parallel to the outdoor pavilion of a New Orleans 1800’s including many the metal doors in the his tendency towards… treasure, Cafe du Monde, home of the beloved Beignet since 1862. Chinese businesses. backroom. unethical experimentation. 240 Bourbon St. 540 Chartres St. 941 Bourbon St. 500 Chartres St.

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Starting off the Saint Denis Bar Crawl, Next up, we’ve the Pharmacy which is A popular resting spot for local drunks Last up, we’ve got La Riviere Cafe. we have Dempsey’s Tavern located on open morning ‘til midnight for all your and the lost, this run-down shack that Across the street from the pharmacy, the east side of Saint Denis and across medicinal needs. Browse the catalogue sits abandoned along the train tracks this restaurant serving French cuisine the street from the outdoor market for tonics and stimulants or peruse the is not open for visitors. It is, however, seems to be open for customers, but containing the Trapper & the Fence. counters and treat yourself to some an awesome nod to New Orleans only if your name’s not Arthur Morgan. chocolate or a stick of cocaine gum. history by the game’s creators. Although you are not able to enter this Around the corner stands This famed building on the corner of Chartres particular building in the game, it is a Dr. Joseph R. Barnes’ clinic, which you Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop is one of the oldest, and St. Louis gets its name and its fame from near perfect rendering of a real-life may visit while helping a fallen if not the oldest bar (this is the source of much none other than Napoleon Bonaparte. bar WITH (get this) real-life drinks. passerby in a random encounter. After debate in modern times) in all of the United In 1821, a rumor began to spread in the French Arthur rushes the stranger to the States. Built in 1722, the slate-roofed building Quarter that the mayor of New Orleans, Nicholas A landmark saloon, the Old Absinthe House has clinic, he watches Dr. Barnes amputate escaped the Great Fires that destroyed 80% of Girod, and a certain familiar someone were been standing for nearly 200 years. A treasured the man’s infected arm in a grisly the city’s buildings at the turn of the 19th plotting to rescue Napoleon from exile and bring piece of history in the French Quarter, the Old scene. Later on, in the mission, “A Fork century. The establishment is named after its him to refuge in Louisiana. That someone? Jean Absinthe House was such an icon of drunken in the Road”, Arthur finds himself at previous owner of notorious repute - the Lafitte. Ultimately, the mayor and the pirate revelry, that it was threatened with the clinic once again. A visit which will privateer, Jean Lafitte. It is widely thought that were unsuccessful as Napoleon died later that demolishment at the beginning of Prohibition. change the course of his life. he used the bar (then a smithy) as a base for year from stomach cancer. Nevertheless, the Secretly uprooted to a warehouse under the illicit activity and smuggled goods. To step name stuck and the building forevermore cover of night, it continued to operate covertly This building has lived several lives over the inside this establishment is to go back in time. became known as the Napoleon House. A as a speakeasy until it regained its rightful years. Currently, it is home to the Chartres Electricity has not yet been installed in most of restaurant as celebrated for its cocktails as its place at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville House Restaurant & Oyster Bar which has the building and at night, the bar is illuminated food, make sure to drop in and sip their where it still stands today. four stars on Yelp! solely with candlelight. legendary Pimm’s Cup. cookandmilkies cookandmilkies Master Nawak

The Historic New Orleans Collection (520 Royal St.) New Orleans Police Dept. 8th District (334 Royal St.) Mask Gallery (841 Royal St.) A museum and research center dedicated to the study Located in the French Quarter. You can purchase Beautiful, one-of-a-kind handmade masks sold here by and preservation of New Orleans history and culture. t-shirts from a vending machine in the lobby. local artists. Deeply rooted in Mardi Gras history, it is Home to the largest collection of Tennessee Williams a must-visit for natives and tourists alike. materials of anywhere in the world.

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Jackson Square Ochsner Urgent Care (201 Decatur St.) Madame John’s Legacy (632 Dumaine St.) The heart of the French Quarter, it was named a Not feeling good? Maybe you ought to take a break Architecturally significant as the earliest example of National Historic Landmark for being the site of the from touring and visit the Urgent Care located the French Colonial style that prevailed in the French the Louisiana Purchase and features a victorious conveniently in the French Quarter. Quarter preceding the Great Fires. Can be spotted in Andrew Jackson following the Battle of New Orleans. Interview With a Vampire (1994) starring Brad Pitt. 5809 St. Charles Ave.

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The St. Charles Streetcar is the the oldest continuously running line in the world, operating since 1835. Hop on for the most coveted view of the picturesque mansions lining St. Charles Ave. cookandmilkies

As the gang continues Saint Denis’ inner to flee further east, circle. In the mission, Arthur begins to “The Gilded Cage”, the The most photographed house question Dutch. Their Van der Linde boys on St. Charles Ave., this dream of a free life in clean up and attend an mini-palace has been the West, lost and elegant soiree hosted affectionately dubbed the anonymous in the great by Mayor Lemieux. The Wedding Cake House by locals expanse of the frontier cowboys do their best and tourists for its triple tier had become more and to mingle with high design complete with more elusive. When the society while gathering sugar-white columns and scalloped garlands. Built in gang relocates to Shady critical information. 1896 for grocery tycoon Belle, they find Nicholas Burke, it is themselves firmly Follow Dutch’s orders architecturally signiﬁcant for cookandmilkies cookandmilkies trapped in the clutches and ingratiate yourself. its impressive interpretation of

of the Deep South. The Pour some drinks, the Colonial Revival style. Tour allure of wealth and compliment a guest’s guides often attribute the Scattered throughout Saint Denis, these iconic The historic blue-and-white tiled street signs are power becomes too attire, accept a gift, and gleaming effect of the white horsehead hitching posts are still around today unique to New Orleans. Why on the ground? tempting to resist and save a life to achieve paint to vanilla frosting. They and can be discovered in both the French Supposedly, they were intended for the barﬂies soon enough, Dutch the Gold Medal say if you get close enough, you might even be able to Quarter and the Garden District in New Orleans. stumbling their way home in the early mornings. schemes his way into objectives. taste it in the air. 1403 Washington Ave. 1427 Washington Ave.

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Starting off our tour of Although the game A village made of stone, In the mission, “Angelo the Mansion District is does not allow the sprawling cemetery Bronte, a Man of one of its most admission to cowboys The crowning jewel of the of Saint Denis is a true Honor”, Arthur, John, & The Lafayette Cemetery is distinctive structures - inside the fabled Garden District, “city of the dead”. Dutch visit the Italian located down the block from the grand, turreted establishment, take a Commander’s Palace is as crimelord’s mansion in Commander’s Palace - almost Hotel La Licorne. quick gander around famous for its spicy history Its narrow streets are an effort to rescue little exactly the distance between the as its award-winning Creole cemetery and Hotel la Licorne in back where you will lined with imposing Jack who has been RDR2. This region is famous for cuisine. During the roaring The swanky turquoise come upon a table with mausoleums and kidnapped. In exchange its above ground gravesites twenties, riverboat captains palace sits across the a chessboard just palatial tombs. for the boy, Bronte asks which are as practical as they way from eccentric southeast of the and philandering gentlemen Crumbling gravestones Arthur and John to are aesthetic - especially in an were frequently known to exotics collector gazebo. lie underneath weeping clear the cemetery of area where ﬂooding is common. disappear with beautiful Algernon Wasp and his willows. grave robbers - men Tombs can typically serve women into the private several generations of a family ornate greenhouse There, you will be able rooms upstairs while who also happen to owe although only two bodies can ﬁt where you can unlock to collect the Richard families gathered for a At night, vagrants him money. inside at once. Recently the Exotics quest series McCullough cigarette Sunday meal in the dining congregate in between deceased are interred in the that becomes available card which is part of rooms below. Today, it is an marble houses as they Keep your eyes peeled upper vault and left to cremate after the “The Gilded the Artists, Painters, elegant brunch spot with pass around a bottle during this mission. naturally. When a new tenant Cage” mission in Writers & Poets live jazz; their legendary before drifting off to You may see something arrives, their remains are then swept into the lower vault - Turtle Soup attracts foodies Chapter 4. card set. sleep underneath the - or someone - you joined with their ancestors for from around the world. open sky. were not expecting... all of eternity. cookandmilkies Master Nawak cookandmilkies

3711 St. Charles Avenue 2504 Prytania Street 1448 Fourth Street This mansion was once owned by vampire queen Anne Bequeathed by a local to the Women’s Guild of the New Built for Colonel Robert Short in 1860, the mansion Rice, author of the bestselling series, The Vampire Orleans Opera Association in 1966, this stately town- was briefly confiscated by Federal Authorities during Chronicles. Originally built in 1886, it recently house is also a museum filled with lavish period the Civil War. It is much admired by designers for its underwent extensive renovations totaling $2 million. furnishings. The guided tour is highly recommended. iconic cornstalk and morning glory fence pattern.

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2912 Prytania Street 1315 First Street 2305-2329 Coliseum Street The “American Cottage” dominated the Garden District The Greek-Revival details of the previous buildings are The most famous example of the shotgun house (named when the area first became residential. High-ceilinged replaced here by Italian ornamentation. A popular for the ability to fire a clean shot from the front through and raised off the ground, the design was ideal for the stop on any Garden District tour, the rose-pink facade the rear) are The Seven Sisters. According to local lore, city’s tropical climate and flood-prone neighborhood. and delicate iron lace make it a standout favorite. they were gifted by a generous father to each of his seven daughters on her wedding day. Vacherie, LA

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Outside the bustling Juliet - beautiful city of Saint Denis, lies Penelope Braithwaite Braithwaite Manor, a of Braithwaite Manor. You will ﬁnd the historic Oak plantation as old as the Alley Plantation about an ancient Braithwaites Subsequently, the rest hour’s drive west from the themselves - a powerful of the Van der Linde crowded streets dynasty ruled by its gang becomes of New Orleans. stone-cold matriarch, embroiled in the In 1830, French Creole Catherine Braithwaite. ancient family feud, Valcour Aime, (aka the “King cheating and of Sugar”) purchased the land and established a When Beau Gray, son of double-crossing both sugarcane plantation. it then the rival Gray family of families to their gain. came under the ownership Caliga Hall entrusts of his brother-in-law who Arthur Morgan with the These ancient southern began construction of the delivery of a letter clans will suffer fire infamous mansion which written to his secret and fury at each other’s was entirely built with love, Arthur finds hands - their violent slave labor. himself riding into fates made inevitable Today, the grounds are open dangerous territory as by a certain group of to the public and for tours. he seeks out Romeo’s outlaws...