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The 'Black Mozart' Was So Much More
Between composing concertos, Joseph Bologne fenced and fought in the army.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sidewalk Harp
A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.
Permanently Closed
West Hollywood, California
Jim Morrison Hotel Room
Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.
Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
Mausoleum of José Alfredo Jiménez
A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.
Peru, Indiana
Cole Porter's Birthplace
The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.
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Decoding London's Spontaneous David Bowie Shrines
More than a year after the rock star's death, "it would appear that Bowie is a source of spiritual sustenance."
Hawthorne, California
The Beach Boys Childhood Home
The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.
Washington, D.C.
National Cathedral Bell Tower
There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.
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Listen to the Strange and Wonderful Sound of One of Earth's Best Whistlers
“You can’t really study or learn whistling, but it is kind of magical to see and hear.”
Prague, Czechia
Cross Club
A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.
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A Forgotten Desk Drawer Hid a Poetic Pop Culture Gem
How haikus written during a boozy night found their way back to their famed authors.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Frank Zappa Memorial
The Frank Zappa fan club erected this monument to their prog-rock hero to mark a new era of post-Soviet Lithuania.
Permanently Closed
Cornell, California
Alice Coltrane's Sai Anantam Ashram
A spiritual center in the Santa Monica Mountains founded by Alice Coltrane after the death of her husband and fellow jazz musician John Coltrane.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Icelandic Punk Museum
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Macon, Georgia
Rose Hill Cemetery
At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.
Klin, Russia
Tchaikovsky State House Museum
The composer did some of his finest work in this country home, including "The Nutcracker."
Cologne, Germany
Chandelier Hall
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
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A Growing Archive of Global Street Music
Since it launched in 2014, Daniel Bacchieri's Street Music Map has recorded the locations of some 1,200 artists spread across 93 countries.
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