Learn about jazz at the very site it began. Hear about the roots of NOLA cuisine and culture.

The Black History & Tremé Neighborhood Tour takes you through the vibrant, resilient history of New Orleans’ Tremé neighborhood, one of the oldest African American communities in the United States. This tour celebrates the often-overlooked contributions of both enslaved and free African descendants who shaped the city’s cultural and historical landscape.

You will begin at the iconic Louis Armstrong Park, where you’ll learn about the founding of Nouvelle-Orléans and visit statues that symbolize its layered past. While visiting statues of a few of our historical musical figures, we’ll explore how this culturally rich community became the birthplace of Jazz, forever changing the world of music.

Finally, your journey completes with a walk through the heart of Tremé itself, where you’ll admire its distinct architecture, discuss the challenges of gentrification and rebuilding, and the evolving impact of tourism on this historic neighborhood.