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Wind Up Your Heart
New Orleans' Carousel Bar
The
Carousel Bar in Hotel Monteleone
is the only bar in New Orleans that revolves around the room. It overlooks
famous Royal Street through large fan wi
ndows
and is said to be one of the most romantic places in town to enjoy a cocktail.
Installed in 1949, the intimate tavern steadily turns on large steel rollers. While the bar always rotates at the same speed, visitors who have imbibed for a while often claim that the bartender has turned up the motor's speed.
Carousel Bar originals include the Vieux Carre Cocktail as well as The Goody.
In the early days of the Carousel Bar, the hotel was the home to the famous Swan Room, a nightclub where celebrities such as Liberace performed. William Faulkner, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, and Winston Grooms (Bubba Gump) are among the famous authors who were inspired at the Carousel Bar. Some recent sightings include Michael Jordan, Dennis Quaid, Greg Allman, and Sally Struthers.
A carousel top was added in 1992 with fiber optics to create “stars” in the night sky, and one special shooting star streaks across the room at regular intervals. It’s something to wish on when the world is spinning too quickly.
