New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park

It is not a "park" in the sense of grassy area. It is a small bricked area between walls, with a few trees. The highlight is the Visitors Center. Yhe man was very friendly. There are free lectures and good advice about free jazz events, etc.

The Baseline: For a national park/monument visitor’s center the facility must be informative, have great exhibits, and have a park rangers that are knowledgeable of one of the United States’ greatest ideas ever implemented that is the National Parks of America. Facility: The New Orleans Jazz/Jean Lafitte French Quarter Visitors Center is a clean, well presented center with great displays and a well organized gift store. Personnel: The park rangers were friendly and informative about the activities in the park. We were given several suggestions of visiting the preserve and the local battlefield as well as information on those locations. The rangers have to be public relations and gift shop customer service at the same time so be kind to your National Park Ranger. They also run programs to educate on the parks and monuments. Stamps: You can get your passport stamps next to the gift shop and Ranger’s info station. Special note: If you have young kids or want to be a kid yourself make sure to take advantage of the Junior Rangers program. You will learn and enjoy the National Park more that way.

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - A Great Introduction to the City's Musical Heart! I thought the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park was a fantastic starting point for visitors wanting to experience the city's legendary jazz scene. They offer free jazz performances, which I think is a wonderful way to get a taste of this amazing music. In addition to the music, they also have a small display that you can take a look at to learn a bit about the history of jazz in New Orleans. Established in 1994, the park aims to celebrate the origins and evolution of jazz. Located in the Tremé neighborhood, near the French Quarter, it serves as a place to learn about and experience this unique American art form. With its visitor center offering exhibits, ranger programs, and those great live music performances, it's a worthwhile stop for anyone interested in the cultural heritage of New Orleans.

Great jazz performances _and_ free! What more could you ask for. Plus ranger talks and even free restrooms. Such a great part of a visit to the French quarter.

The singer and the guitarist were really good and fun on Friday afternoon and Leslie Martin was an excellent pianist on Thursday afternoon, today this afternoon new Orleans rag festival have 2 old couples dancing with the music of Matt lennler +mark masakowski at 1420

good live performers, pretty architecture, cool sculptures with information plaques, excessive stairs lollll but it’s hard to find a bathroom nearby (had to walk a block) and not many spots to sit down here.

Excellent facility and programs. Ranger talk at 10am and concert performance at 3pm are very enjoyable.

Who knew we have a wonderful national park dedicated to Jazz. This is the only NP dedicated to music and all rangers are musicians. They do an excellent job of education on Jazz to the public. There is an active schedule of programs. We happened to see Richard "Piano" Scott spend an hour talking and demonstrating the differences in types of music. He was a crowd please and we all learned something. Make sure you check their event calendar.