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An artifact from the Cornell Hip Hop Collection.
Ithaca, New York

Cornell Hip Hop Collection

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.
Carson's grave stone.
Atlanta, Georgia

Grave of Fiddlin' John Carson

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
Los Angeles, California

Venice Beach Poet's Monument

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.
Songs about places stick with us like few others.
music

The Ultimate Crowdsourced Playlist of Songs About Places

Let Atlas Obscura readers take you on a tour of the world in 100+ songs.
Eric Grundhauser January 23, 2019
Neillsville, Wisconsin

Silver Dome Ballroom

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."
Live from the deep blue!
music

Whales Remix Each Other's Songs, Nearly 3,000 Miles Apart

Humpback whales separated by a continent can sound pretty similar.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 11, 2019
Some songs can really take you places.
music

What's Your Favorite Song About a Place?

Tell us about the tunes that capture where you've been.
Eric Grundhauser December 4, 2018
The entrance to Auschwitz.
music

Musical Arrangements Made at Auschwitz Have Been Uncovered in an Archive

Polish political prisoners played a song called “The Most Beautiful Time of Life" for the SS.
Sarah Laskow November 27, 2018
The HeliosCentric console, which may have more great music in it yet.
music

For Sale: A Wood-Paneled Console That Helped Shape Classic Rock

Bowie, Marley, Zeppelin, and more recorded on this piece of music history.
Matthew Taub November 26, 2018
Outside view of the water tower
Lasva, Estonia

Lasva Water Tower

This old and disused water tower has received a new life as an art gallery with a piano staircase.
The Woodstock monument with the festival site beyond the fence.
Bethel, New York

Woodstock Site

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.
Saint Petersburg, Russia

John Lennon Street

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.
Bhattacharya recording workers at Mundigak, Afghanistan.
ethnographic

The 12,000-Mile Road Trip That Captured the Sounds of the World

In 1955, Deben Bhattacharya traveled from London to Calcutta in a milk van and recorded over 40 hours of music.
Megan Iacobini de Fazio November 5, 2018
"Side A," showing the Fab Four.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Beatles Monument

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.
The Triforium was lit up for a special event back in 2006.
art

L.A.'s Most Derided Piece of Public Art Is About to Light Up Again

Reviving the Triforium.
Sarah Laskow October 18, 2018
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina with six violins.
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.
Kerrytown Chime.
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Kerrytown Chime

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.
Joel Walker Sweeney gravemarker.
Appomattox, Virginia

Joel Sweeney's Grave

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.