Backstreet Cultural Museum
The Backstreet Cultural Museum is a museum in New Orleans, Louisiana's Tremé neighborhood, founded by Sylvester Francis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, that emphasizes the African American history of New Orleans, second lines, Jazz funerals, and the Mardi Gras Indians
- Address: 1531 Saint Philip Street, New Orleans, LA 70116
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include New Orleans African American Museum and Louis Armstrong Park.
New Orleans African American Museum
Museum
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The New Orleans African American Museum is a museum in New Orleans, Louisiana's visiting Tremé neighborhood, the oldest-surviving black community in the United States. New Orleans African American Museum is situated 900 feet northwest of Backstreet Cultural Museum.
Louis Armstrong Park
Park
Photo: Jason Riedy, CC BY 2.0.
Louis Armstrong Park is a 32-acre park located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street from the French Quarter.
Congo Square
Park
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Congo Square is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. Congo Square is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Backstreet Cultural Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tremé and French Quarter.
Tremé
Photo: Bart Everson, CC BY 2.0.
Tremé is an old historically African-American and Créole neighborhood of New Orleans, just "back" from the French Quarter. The Tremé is famous for its music, and has some attractions, music venues, and small inexpensive hotels.
French Quarter
Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.
French Market
Neighborhood
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The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.
Backstreet Cultural Museum
- Categories: history museum, African-American museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.96459° or 29° 57′ 53″ northLongitude
-90.06617° or 90° 3′ 58″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Inception
1999Open location code
76XFXW7M+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 345273213OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museum
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