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Backstreet Cultural MuseumvsBlaine Kern's Mardi Gras World
Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World and Backstreet Cultural Museum are both rated very highly by professional travelers. On balance, Backstreet Cultural Museum ranks marginally higher than Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World. Backstreet Cultural Museum is ranked #13 in New Orleans with praise from 6 reviewers such as Atlas Obscura, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
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1116 Henriette Delille, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70116
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Fodor's "Since 1999, when the Backstreet Cultural Museum opened its doors, it has become a focal point of Mardi Gras Indian, parade, and second-line culture in the city." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This is the place to see one facet of this town's distinctive customs – its African American side – and how they're expressed in daily life." Full review
Afar Magazine "For anyone visiting New Orleans this is an amazing museum to visit, and it will show you there is much more to this city that Mardis Gras and Bourbon Street." Full review
Where "Located in a former funeral parlor, this offbeat museum seeks “to keep jazz funerals alive” with memorabilia from famous send-offs, in addition to archival items and photos from second-line parades." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs. " Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Inside what looks like an otherwise residential home is a comprehensive archive of the area's African American traditions and community movements." Full review
U.S. News & World Report17.0
"One of the best places to get a feel for the city's unique identity is at the Backstreet Cultural Museum." Full review
New York Times "Elsewhere, the city continues to heal from a period of hardship that included not only the pandemic, but Hurricane Ida, the Category 4 storm that slammed into Louisiana in August. New..."
Frommer's "This small cultural gem in the heart of the Faubourg Tremé is dedicated to certain wholly unique New Orleans cultural traditions, mostly of the African-American community" Full review
Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World Fodor's
Concierge Lonely Planet Frommer's Afar Magazine Atlas Obscura
1380 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Fodor's "If you're not here for the real thing, Mardi Gras World is a fun (and family-friendly) backstage look at the history and artistry of Carnival." Full review
Concierge "Locals congregate in neighborhood bars on hidden side streets and along the parade routes on Uptown stretches of St. Charles Avenue."
Lonely Planet "This garish and good-fun place houses (and constructs) many of the greatest floats used in Mardi Gras parades." Full review
Frommer's "Mardi Gras World offers tours of its collection of float sculptures and its studios, where you can see floats being made year-round." Full review
Afar Magazine "Mardi Gras World, located in the Port area of New Orleans near the convention center, is a fun stop any time of year." Full review
Atlas Obscura "This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens. " Full review
