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Steinert Hall

Boston, Massachusetts

Steinert Hall

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

A locally made sign points the way to the complex.

Rishikesh, India

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram

The abandoned site of the Beatles spiritual awakening and subsequent revolt.

One of the more eccentric acts.

Montreal, Québec

La Sala Rossa

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.

Welk's simple childhood home.

Strasburg, North Dakota

Lawrence Welk's Birthplace

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

Permanently Closed

Bop Street Records

Seattle, Washington

Bop Street Records

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

The sound mirrors.

Greatstone, England

Greatstone Sound Mirrors

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

Jalopy

Brooklyn, New York

Jalopy Theatre and School of Music

A community theatre in Brooklyn that brings Country to New York and New York to Country.

Dover, Delaware

Johnson Victrola Museum

Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.

Qobustan, Azerbaijan

Musical Stone of Gobustan

Resonant stone, that has been played since prehistoric times.

Khong Chiam, Thailand

Gongs of the Phibun Mangsahan Village

Thailand's country villages continue the tradition of gong-making, and invite visitors to watch the process.

The Beatles on Green Hill

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Beatles Statue of Almaty

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

Permanently Closed

Brooklyn, New York

Pratt's Steam Whistle Christmas

Steam out your ears for New Year's Eve.

New York, New York

Strawberry Fields Memorial

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Geilo Ice Music Festival

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.

The exterior of the Drottningholms Slottsteater (Flickr/Holger Motzkau)

Drottningholms Slottsteater

18th century opera in its original splendor.

Bells atop Böttcherstraße (Flickr/Eva Freude)

Bremen, Germany

House of the Glockenspiel

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.

The organ, high above the church

Las Pinas, Philippines

Bamboo Organ

Church organ in the Philippines constructed out of bamboo.

Dresden, Germany

Kunsthofpassage Singing Drain Pipes

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument.