New Orleans Music Heritage Tour

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Overview

Dig into the musical history of New Orleans with this 2-hour music and heritage tour. Listen to songs and the stories behind them as you learn more about the immortals of blues, jazz, gospel, and rock n'roll that have been a part of this city. Hear about Louis Armstrong, James Booker, Fats Domino, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Professor Longhair, Buddy Bolden, Mahalia Jackson, and many others who are part of 300 years of musical heritage.

What's Included

  • 2-hour musical walking tour with an experienced guide
  • Gratuities

Meeting Location

Meeting point

Louisiana Music Factory, 421 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

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Departure Point: Louisiana Music Factory Address: 421 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 Dates: Daily

End point

712 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

Most days musicians are playing (busking in the street) where we end the tour, behind St. Louis Cathedral.

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What To Expect

Louisiana Music Factory

Meet your guide, Keith (a Louisiana record man with more than 20 years of record business experience), at the Louisiana Music Factory on Frenchmen Street - the most musical street in New Orleans. Spend approximately 2 hours and a dozen songs while we walk through historic New Orleans 'faubourgs' (neighborhoods) - the Marigny, French Quarter, and Treme - spanning space, time and genres we learn 300 years of New Orleans Music & Heritage. The aural-visual walking tour is accompanied by Bluetooth speaker capability to provide musical accompaniment of the artists and locations along the tour. This is Keith's favorite record store - everything we talk about on the tour, you can get here!
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10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

French Quarter

Cross Esplanade then turn on Chartres Street and pay a visit to the boyhood home of Danny Parker. Along with his rambunctious and bawdy-singing wife Blue Lu, we learn how a single man can save New Orleans Brass Band heritage. Next are stops in the Place de Armes, Preservation Jazz Hall, a stroll down Bourbon Street to Mister New Orleans, and J&M Studios - the 'Home of Rock N' Roll.'
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1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Preservation Hall

Sandra and Allan Jaffe visited on their honeymoon and found their life giving home at Pres Hall. Visit the gift shop and take a photo while here.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bourbon Street (Pass By)

At one-time Bourbon Street was the most musical street in the world! Cats like Louis Prima, Al Hirt and Pete Fountain blaring Jazz through the hot, wet night air. Saunter or sashay with us as we hear Basin Street Blues blowing on a Clarinet.
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Louis Armstrong Park

Here you'll see the Louis Armstrong statue. While in the Treme, America's 1st African-American neighborhood, you'll hear about their influence in New Orleans music and heritage.
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15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Congo Square

Stops in Armstrong Park include Congo Square.
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5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the activity for a full refund.

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Activity code: C-18254P1

Reviews

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226 reviews

Average 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 226 traveler reviews collected by Cool New Orleans and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor

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