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Los Angeles, California
Hollywood Bowl Museum
This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.
Bristol, England
Nipper, the Listening Dog
A miniature replica of the canine that became the logo for a large recording company.
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.
Tallinn, Estonia
The Chopin Bench
Take a seat and hear a song by the composer Frédéric Chopin.
Stockport, England
Strawberry Studios
Paul McCartney, Joy Division, and many others created era-defining music at this former recording studio.
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Podcast: Green Mill Jazz Club
Home to more than a century of music history and unlimited stories.
Stockport, England
Where The Mersey Rises
The river that gave its name to a 1960s musical movement has a rather inauspicious starting point in town outside of Manchester.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Bob Dylan's Childhood Home
Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.
Dublin, Ireland
Rory Gallagher Corner
A guitar mounted on a wall in Temple Bar honors the Irish musician.
Central City, Kentucky
Everly Brothers Monument
Home to a monument dedicated to the American Rock duo along with a collection of music memorabilia.
Birmingham, England
Black Sabbath Bridge
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
New York, New York
Physical Graffiti Building
The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Virginia Musical Museum
Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.
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The Genre-Bending World of Amapiano, South Africa’s Township House Music
You can’t not dance when amapiano comes on.
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Podcast: San Juan Sound
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Liverpool, England
Eleanor Rigby Statue
This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.
Lettsworth, Louisiana
Birthplace of Buddy Guy
The childhood home of the legendary blues guitarist and singer.
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