CBGB — The Bowery Original
1973–2006. The Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith. A bathroom you wouldn't forget and a stage that changed punk forever.
Clubs & Landmarks
VENUES & DIVE BARS
Histories of famous clubs and road-trip guides to rock landmarks — the rooms where the records were made.
Legendary Rooms
The Whisky a Go Go
Sunset Strip since 1964. The Doors were the house band; the stage that broke LA hard rock and glam.
The Marquee Club
Where the Stones, Zeppelin, and the Who played tiny rooms. The original Soho rock club.
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Rock Landmarks Worth a Road Trip
1
Abbey Road Crossing, London
The zebra crossing from the album cover. Free, iconic, and busier than you'd expect.
2
Graceland, Memphis
Elvis's home. The genre's ground zero for rock-and-roll as spectacle.
3
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland
The official archive — worth the pilgrimage for the depth of the collection.
4
Sun Studio, Memphis
Where rock and roll was first recorded. Still a working studio you can tour.
5
The Rainbow Bar & Grill, LA
Sunset Strip institution — Lemmy's regular seat is a genuine rock landmark.