Discover Harlem | New York, NY


Blues by Archibald Motley, 1929, Harlem Renaissance

The “Big Apple” is home to the largest black urban population in the United States, a great legacy that dates back several hundred years. Harlem became the center of African American life starting in the late 1800’s. Some even call it the capital of Black America. The following is a guide to some of the sights and sounds of this historic area of New York City.

  • National Black Theatre
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem
  • Harlem School of the Arts
  • Classical Theatre of Harlem
  • Apollo Theater
  • Dance Africa
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • Showman’s Bar
  • Jazz Museum in Harlem
  • Duke Ellington Memorial
  • Harlem Week
  • Striver’s Row
  • Studio Museum in Harlem
  • Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
  • African Burial Ground
  • Fraunces Tavern Museum
  • Abyssinian Baptist Church
  • Harlem Heritage Tours
  • Love at First Site: Harlem One Stop
  • National Black Fine Arts Show
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
  • For more information on black travel destinations world wide be sure to visit Discover Black Heritage, A Travel Guide to Black History and Culture.

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