Bourbon Street in the New Orleans French Quarter.

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Like Vegas and Cancun, the main stretch of Bourbon St is where the great id of the repressed American psyche is let loose into a seething mass of karaoke, strip clubs and bachelorette parties. It's one of the tackiest experiences in the world, but it can be fun for an evening. As one T-shirt here says, 'I'm more wasted than a liberal arts degree.'


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