There’s no better place to be during the biggest party of the year! Block-Keller House is located away from the main hustle and bustle, but on the route for the grandest night parade. You’ll have front-row seats to the perfect amount of action.

Block-Keller House offers a great home base from which to enjoy the many varied events of Jazz Fest. We are within walking distance of the fair grounds, one of the largest Jazz Fest venues. Held the last weekend in April and first weekend in May, the Jazz Festival is the second-biggest event in New Orleans, so book early!

Located in Mid-City, Block-Keller House is close to the wonderful and expansive City Park, which is home to the New Orleans Museum of Art, the museum’s incomparable sculpture garden, the New Orleans Botanical Gardens, the Bayou Oaks golf course, and much more.

Catch the action at the oldest site of racing in America still in operation. Races are held at this historic Mid-City track from Thanksgiving through March.

This Creole country house was once owned by New Orleans’ first American mayor, James Pitot. A beautiful example of Louisiana Colonial architecture, the House is now a museum featuring Louisiana and American antiques from the early 1800s.

One of the last great houses to be custom-built in America, this Classical Revival style mansion has lush, beautiful gardens to explore and contains original furnishings of English and American antiques; European and Eastern European carpets; Modern and Contemporary art; collections of needlework, chintz, haute couture and ethnic costumes.

Famous for classic bowling lanes, live music, and the city’s greatest Zydeco dancing every Thursday night, Rock ‘n Bowl at Mid-City Lanes is a nearby New Orleans original.