Backstreet Cultural Museum Tours and Activities

Travel back in time to the origins of New Orleans with an accomplished and engaged guide on this small-group walking tour of two historic New Orleans areas: Tremé, arguably the oldest African-American neighborhood in the United States, and Storyville, the historic Red Light District. Learn about Civil Rights history, gatherings of enslaved people, above-ground burial, and so much more, finishing with an optional visit to the Backstreet Cultural Museum.

Two hundred years before the HBO television series made Tremé an emblem of the cultural richness of New Orleans, the residents of the faubourg Tremé drummed, danced, and second lined their way into history. The oldest African American neighborhood in the United States as well as the birthplace of jazz, Tremé boasts a history of civil rights activism and jazz rhythms that still inspires.  Explore the Tremé at your own pace with this highly acclaimed self guided audio tour of New Orleans. From Congo Square to Brass Band Heaven and the Tomb of the Unknown Slave, the Faubourg Tremé will get under your skin. The tour is ready whenever you feel like “Walking the Tremé.” With your smart phone's GPS and the VoiceMap mobile app, the audio plays automatically at exactly the right time and place. If you prefer, you can download the tour and use it offline as well.If you've got an hour or so and want to explore a neighborhood like no other, then this is the tour for you!