Explore the mystical and unique neighborhood Tremé! This area is an emblem of the cultural richness of New Orleans, packed with jazz clubs and delicious food joints, where local residents have been drumming and dancing their hearts away into history. This is considered to be the oldest African American neighborhood in the United States as well as the birthplace of jazz, boasting a rich history of civil rights activism and jazz rhythms that still inspires people today.
On this self-guided walking tour, you'll get to explore this enchanting neighborhood at your own pace! From Congo Square to Brass Band Heaven and the Tomb of the Unknown Slave, the Faubourg Tremé will mesmerize and captivate you the whole way. With your smartphone'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!
Walking the Tremé: A Self-guided Audio Tour of New Orleans
- Explore a unique and original side of New Orleans
- Get to know the captivating local Creole culture
- Discover the Tremé at your own pace, hassle-free!
Lifetime access to this tour
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VoiceMap Application Offline
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Access to audio, maps, and geodata
Lifetime access to this tour
Smartphone
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Food and drink
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Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
Smartphone
801 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
- Please wear comfortable, weather-appropriate shoes and clothing
- The app displays directions to the starting point, and when you’re in the right place, just pop in your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap has automatic GPS playback, with turn-by-turn directions. It also works offline
- Please bring your smartphone and earphones
- This activity requires an app download. The use of the app is subject to the T&Cs of the application provider and the app store it is featured in
- Don't forget your camera!
- This is a self-guided audio tour, you will follow an audio tour through an app using your phone
- You can follow this self-guided tour on any day, at any time best fitted to you
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