New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

Enjoy a spellbinding visit to this ancient apothecary.

Visit the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum with Go City®

• With us, there are no entry fees on the day – all you've got to do is show your pass.
• Access the old Creole apothecary.
• See 200-year-old voodoo potions, medicines, and cosmetics.
• Learn all about America's first pharmacist.

Delve into the world of apothecary, potions, and voodoo at the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum. It's housed in the 1823 Creole apothecary of America’s first licensed pharmacist, Louis Dufilho Jr, and it's home to 200-year-old bottles of potions and medicines.

Explore two floors of the museum and you'll learn all about the history of pharmacy, medicine, and healthcare in New Orleans. There's everything from perfumes and cosmetics to voodoo potions and surgical instruments. The historic courtyard also has its own medicinal herb garden and relaxed seating areas.

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum highlights

• Physician's study and sick room.
• Dr. J. William Rosenthal's Spectacles Collection.
• Local Excavated Bottles.
• Historic courtyard, loggia, and carriageway.

Did you know

• Louis J. Dufilho, Jr. was America's first licensed pharmacist.
• Gris Gris bags were bags used to carry potions and protect the carrier from evils and to bring good luck.
• This New Orleans pharmacy played an important role in the change that led to the legalization of licensed pharmacies.

Go City is a better way to sightsee. Your pass includes New Orleans Pharmacy Museum tickets, plus admission to dozens of top New Orleans attractions for one money-saving price.

Getting in: present your pass for admission. 

For more information, including the latest on their COVID-19 policy, please visit the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum website.

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