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St. Louis, Missouri
National Blues Museum
Exploring the past, present, and future of blues music.
Manchester, England
RNCM Collection of Historic Musical Instruments
Over 300 historical instruments from around the world can be found in the Royal Northern College of Music's basement.
music
The Best Eclipse Songs To Add To Your Totality Playlist
From Monty Python’s “Galaxy Song” to Hans Zimmer’s “Time.”
San Diego, California
Mick Jagger's Urinal
The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.
Clear Lake, Iowa
Surf Ballroom
The last location where Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson played before their tragic deaths.
Atlanta, Georgia
OutKast Mural
This mural pays tribute to Atlanta natives and hip hop legends Andre 3000 and Big Boi, better known as OutKast.
Namur, Belgium
Brian Johnson Statue
Forget the hearse ‘cause he’s forever immortalized in a Belgian city where AC/DC performed a secret gig that pushed them forward.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna Beethoven Museum
A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.
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5 of Our Favorite Podcasts Exploring Surprising Bits of Human History
From a complaint logged on an ancient tablet to the birth of jazz in a tiny New Orleans public square.
Manchester, England
The Haçienda Apartments
This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.
St. Louis, Missouri
National Saxophone Museum
Explore more than 175 years of saxophone history.
Columbia, South Carolina
Hootie & The Blowfish Boulevard
One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.
music
The Lost Aria Rediscovered in Venice's Ospedaletto After 250 Years
A fresco at the historic refuge leads a musicologist to a composition not heard for centuries—and the determined young women who once performed it.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Flaming Lips Alley
In Oklahoma City's Bricktown, there's a street that don't use jelly.
Farmington, Maine
Nordica Homestead Museum
The birthplace of this Gilded Age celebrity, opera singer, suffragette, and shipwreck survivor has been turned into a museum celebrating her fascinating life.
Providence, Rhode Island
Sissieretta Jones Plaque
This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”
Indianapolis, Indiana
Elvis Presley Final Concert Plaque
A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.
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Podcast: Dolly Parton’s Dreambox
An unheard song is just one treasure in a box locked till the star's 100th birthday.
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