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New Orleans Music Walking Tour 2 hr

TourTruth score 5.8 out of 10

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  • New Orleans
  • 2 hrs
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Trace New Orleans music from Congo Square to Preservation Hall on a guided 2-hour walk through the city’s storied landmarks.

About this tour

Follow the rhythms of New Orleans through the places where its musical story took shape. This 2-hour New Orleans Music Walking Tour connects historic landmarks, influential musicians, and the sounds that helped define the city.

Begin at Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square, a historic gathering place whose West African religious and musical traditions helped shape New Orleans music. Continue to the former J&M Studios, where Cosimo Matassa recorded groundbreaking music, then visit the New Orleans Musicians Tomb. Along the way, learn about the Second Line and stroll down Basin Street toward Storyville, the famed red-light district associated with Buddy Bolden and Jelly Roll Morton. The route also passes the Tango Belt, May Bailey’s, and the French Opera House before ending near Preservation Hall.

A local guide brings the landmarks and their musical connections to life as you explore on foot. Meet at the entrance to Rampart Treehouse, at North Rampart and St. Ann streets. Book the New Orleans Music Walking Tour to hear the city’s history in the places where it happened.

Highlights

  • Explore Congo Square, a wellspring of New Orleans music
  • See the former J&M Studios, a birthplace of rock ’n’ roll
  • Visit the New Orleans Musicians Tomb
  • Trace the history of Storyville along Basin Street
  • Finish near legendary Preservation Hall

What's included

Included

  • Local guide

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Important information

  • Wheelchair accessible, including transportation options and all areas and surfaces
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Meet at the entrance to Rampart Treehouse, on North Rampart Street at the corner of St. Ann Street

How this score is calculated

This tour scores 4.13 on Viator and 3.52 on GetYourGuide. Ratings on these sites cluster near the top of the 5-star scale, so we compare each one with all other ratings on the same site before combining them.

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  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 5.8.

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