Tremé
America's oldest Black neighborhood, the birthplace of jazz, with Congo Square, where enslaved people gathered for music and dance on Sundays.
- Open
- Park open daytime hours
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 1.5 hours
- Address
- Congo Square, Louis Armstrong Park, 701 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.
Why Go
Free people of color owned property in the Tremé in the 1700s. Congo Square, now in Louis Armstrong Park, is where African music and dance survived, shaping jazz. The Backstreet Cultural Museum shows Mardi Gras Indian suits.
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