Congo Square is defined by a wide, open expanse of grass framed by ancient live oaks. In the eighteen hundreds, this was the only place in New Orleans where enslaved people could legally gather on Sundays. They brought drums, performed…
Treme Creole Heritage
This walk leads you through the streets of America’s oldest African-American neighborhood, showcasing its landmark churches, jazz roots, and deep civil rights history. You'll learn how free people of color and enslaved communities created the cultural heartbeat of New Orleans.
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1. Congo Square
2. Backstreet Cultural Museum
The Backstreet Cultural Museum occupies a bright yellow shotgun house with a porch painted in vibrant Mardi Gras colors. Inside, the walls hold an exhaustive collection of hand-stitched suits worn by Mardi Gras Indians and photographs…
3. Treme's Petit Jazz Museum
The bright yellow facade of the Petit Jazz Museum stands out along Governor Nicholls Street, its exterior covered in colorful, hand-painted murals of brass band musicians and dancers. Inside, Muhammad Abdul-Alim spent years curating a…
4. Saint Augustine Catholic Church
Saint Augustine Catholic Church features a distinctive, bright yellow facade and a tall, slender steeple that rises above the surrounding neighborhood of Treme. Founded in eighteen forty-two by free people of color, the church remains one…
5. Tomb of the Unknown Slave (St. Augustine Churchyard)
A black iron gate secures the Tomb of the Unknown Slave, a small, whitewashed brick monument tucked within the Saint Augustine Churchyard. It holds no names, honoring instead the countless enslaved people who labored and died in New…
6. Henrietta delle
Henrietta Delle sits as a bright yellow house with wide, louvered shutters and a deep front porch on the corner of Saint Philip Street. It belongs to the Treme neighborhood and functions as a private residence, though it earned a place in…