A quick way to get to Royal Street is by walking to the St. Louis Cathedral, moving through one of its narrow alleys. I'd suggest Pirate's Alley, the alley near the Cabildo, because of its historical value. Pirate's Alley was named after Jean Lafitte, the pirate (privateer) who assisted Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. The alley has the William Faulkner bookstore and a look at the Pere Antoine's Gardens. When dueling for gambling dets or a pretty woman, Frenchmen of high class would duel with swords to the death in this garden. The Americans were in City Park. Royal Street is called Antique Row, and Rue Royale (Royal Street in French).

The gate surrounding the Garden is where local artists sell their paintings. The street has so much to offer. The charming, quaint antiques shops are in a variety. Scriptura is for invitations and fancy paper. Rodriguez's Studio is where you can see paintings of the legendary Blue Dog on posters. T-shirts and souvenirs can also be bought here. Madam LaLaurie's House and the mansion on Royal and Ursulines are two of my favorite houses. The woman Delphine LaLaurie beat her slaves, which was a big scandal for this elite woman. One of the slaves she starved and tortured in the attic lit the house on fire, letting firemen and cocktail party guests reveal her secret. The LaLauries escaped out of New Orleans.

The house on the corners of Royal and Ursulines is the house of Count de St. Germain. The story goes, the man who was a descendant of an 18th-century alchemist. Two girls were lured to his house. The older young lady was charmed by him, and the younger girl didn't know what he was doing to her sister, so she went home to tell their parents. When the parents came, it was too late. The girl was bitten, and St. Germain was nowhere to be found. She died in Charity Hospital and was one of many victims, by the blood types kept in his mixed wine and blood collections.