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The Old Absinthe House
Operating in a Spanish colonial building constructed in 1806 at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville Streets, Jean Lafitte's Old Absinthe House is one of the most famous and storied taverns in the United States. Renowned as the historic meeting place where pirate Jean Lafitte and General Andrew Jackson planned the defense of New Orleans during the War of 1812, the bar has served famous figures from Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde to Aleister Crowley. It is equally famous for ghost stories featuring Lafitte, Jackson, and Voodoo patrons whose apparitions linger near the antique marble absinthe fountains.