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Bronze casts of where the Beatles sat
Plymouth, England

Beatle Bums

The only place where can you share a seat with the bums of the Fab Four.
Where it all started.
music

For Sale: The Wooden Stage From The Beatles' First Concert

Including its old Victorian-era nails.
Matthew Taub March 24, 2020
The Siena Pianoforte has seen its share of adventure.
objects of intrigue

Sold: An Ornate Piano Found on a World War II Battlefield

It traveled three continents, survived desert warfare, and accidentally ended up with a man who'd been looking for it all along.
Matthew Taub March 17, 2020
Museum Vleeshuis
Antwerp, Belgium

Museum Vleeshuis

This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.
Mujer Latina, the all-female mariachi band formed in 2004. Leader Verónica Oviedo is in the center.
music

Mexico's All-Female Mariachi Bands Are Shaking Up Tradition

The genre is moving beyond its machismo-fueled roots.
Laura Kiniry March 6, 2020
The endangered sea turtles of São Tomé now have the island's biggest pop star on their side.
science

In São Tomé, a Pop Star Helps Keep Sea Turtles Off the Dinner Table

A hit single is benefiting an endangered species.
Luke Fater March 5, 2020
London, England

The Troubadour

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.
Oxford, England

Bate Collection of Musical Instruments

Over a thousand musical instruments are on display, from bagpipes and harpsichords to drums and the sinuous serpent.
Jeremiah the Innocent Frog
Austin, Texas

'Hi, How Are You' Mural

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.
The entryway guiding your way through.
Indianapolis, Indiana

Healer

This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.
A portrait of trumpet player Louis de Vries by Pontiac
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rotterdam Jazz Artists Memorial

Portraits of musicians line Oude Binnenweg, the jazziest street in the city.
Tübingen, Germany

Silcher Monument

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
A fisherman lights lanterns on Lake Kivu in 2019.
music

The Language Used Only by Lake Kivu's Fishermen

As they paddle out each night, they sing in a disappearing language.
Leah Feiger January 20, 2020
Cologne, Germany

Papa Joe's Biersalon Klimperkasten

If the tunes of antique organs and musical marionettes don't intoxicate you, the draft beer certainly will.
Urbana, Illinois

‘The American Football House’

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.
New York, New York

Marie's Crisis

Those belting out show tunes in this West Village piano bar might not realize it marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.
Permanently Closed
Jerry Lee Lewis Museum
Ferriday, Louisiana

Jerry Lee Lewis Museum

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.
Robert Johnson's headstone at Little Zion Church.
Greenwood, Mississippi

Robert Johnson's Grave

After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.