8 Items Tagged

Music Box

Ashibetsu, Japan

Terranova Music Box Museum

Hokkaido's largest music box museum, featuring music boxes that are unique in Japan and the world.

Podcast: Dolly Parton’s Dreambox

An unheard song is just one treasure in a box locked till the star's 100th birthday.

The Podcast Team November 9, 2023

Otaru Orgel Museum

This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Dolly Parton’s Dream Box and Final Song

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

Let the crafty on your list create their own gifts this year.

Quirky Gifts for the Crafty DIYer

A gift guide from the Atlas Obscura team.

Atlas Obscura December 1, 2022

Museu da Música Mecânica

Pinhal Novo, Portugal

Museum of Mechanical Music

This architectural beauty is the home to a personal collection of more than 600 examples of mechanical musical instruments.

Watch a Strange Miniature Automaton of Marie Antoinette Play a Dulcimer Music Box

Beautiful and creepy.

Lauren Young January 31, 2017

Listen to the Mystical Music Box Version of Haddaway's 'What Is Love'

This paper-tape music box puts a new spin on the classic dance number.

Lauren Young September 2, 2016