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Los Angeles, California

The Baked Potato Jazz Club

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Pythagoras in 2012

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Kendall Band

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

A small portion of the collection amassed by Braithwaite, who is pictured on the cover of 1982's "Change the Beat."

A Legendary Hip-Hop Archive Finds a Home in Harlem

And all you'll need to see it is a library card.

Evan Nicole Brown May 28, 2019

A watermelon vendor in Nigeria.

Can Nigerian Drumming Teach You to Pick the Perfect Watermelon?

Acoustics is here to help you find ripe produce.

Reina Gattuso May 23, 2019

Ensamble Studio (Antón García-Abril and Débora Mesa), the Domo, 2016. Pictured: artist Jenny Chen.

Fishtail, Montana

Tippet Rise Art Center

A working ranch doubles as a sustainable hub for world-renowned classical music and large-scale sculptures.

An illustrated reconstruction of what the tomb may have looked like before it decayed.

This Could Be England's Earliest Known Christian Burial

Sixteen years of research have revealed the secrets of a major excavation.

Matthew Taub May 13, 2019

Rushock, England

John Bonham's Grave

The grave of the legendary "Bonzo" can often be seen covered in cymbals and drumsticks.

Haarlem's Big Church.

Haarlem, Netherlands

Grote Kerk

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

Howard Theatre.

Washington, D.C.

Howard Theatre

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

Nashville, Tennessee

Hidden Heart of Music Row

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

Springfield, Illinois

Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon

One of the largest carillons in the world, this giant instrument has 67 cast-iron bells played by a keyboard.

Buffalo, New York

Colored Musicians Club

This landmark jazz venue is the oldest continuously running African-American club in the United States.

Detroit, Michigan

The Raven Lounge

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

Musician James Lugolole (left) and a peer hold Bigwala instruments.

To Revive This Royal Music, Ugandans Had to Grow New Instruments

Bigwala was once illegal, and only two master practitioners remained.

Natalia Jidovanu March 29, 2019

The multicolored sign at Brixton Road.

London, England

Electric Avenue

"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."

San Jose, California

Orchestria Palm Court

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

Mercury House.

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Mercury House

Freddie Mercury's childhood home is now a monument to the iconic Queen rockstar.

San Diego, California

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.