New York
Ramones, Bob Dylan, Nas, Blondie, John Lennon
Here, each neighborhood has its chapter. The Bronx saw hip-hop born at a block party in 1973. Greenwich Village shaped folk Dylan before he became an electric legend. CBGB put punk and new wave on the map with the Ramones and Blondie. Harlem has the Apollo, where entire careers were born with an impeccable audience.
Places to Discover
102 places
54 Bleecker Street
Kiss, Jayne County, The Brats
Ace Frehley Woodlawn Cemetery
Kiss, Ace Frehley
Apollo Theater
James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson
Arlene's Grocery
The Strokes, Jeff Buckley, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, The Bravery
Arturo Vega Ramones HQ
The Ramones
Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys
Bell Sound / Hit Factory Broadway
Kiss, John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper
Billie Holiday St. Raymond's Cemetery
Billie Holiday
Billy Joel 52nd Street
Billy Joel
Billy Joel Innocent Man
Billy Joel
Birthplace of Hip-Hop / 1520 Sedgwick Avenue
DJ Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell
Blondie Loft
Blondie, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein
Blue Note Jazz Club
Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson
Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Apartment
Bob Dylan
Bon Jovi Debut
Bon Jovi, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora
Bowie Last Photos
David Bowie
Brill Building
Carole King, Burt Bacharach
Bruce Springsteen Letter To You
Bruce Springsteen
Café Wha?
Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen
Carnegie Hall
The Beatles
CBGB's
The Ramones, Blondie, Patti Smith, Talking Heads
Chelsea Hotel
Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Leonard Cohen, Sid Vicious
Cornelia St
Taylor Swift
Cyndi Lauper A Night to Remember
Cyndi Lauper
Danceteria
Madonna, Mark Kamins, New Order, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Sade, Wham!, R.E.M
David Bowie's Apartment
David Bowie
Dee Dee Ramone 53rd Street & 3rd Avenue
The Ramones
Duff's Brooklyn Metal Bar
Type O Negative, Lemmy, Kerry King
Duke Ellington Memorial
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington Woodlawn Cemetery
Duke Ellington
Ed Sullivan Theater
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley
Electric Lady Studios
Jimi Hendrix
Folk Washington Square Park
Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Dave Van Ronk
Former Minton's Playhouse
Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Funhouse
Madonna, New Order
Jimi Hendrix Apartment
Jimi Hendrix
Joey Ramone Hillside Cemetery
Joey Ramone, The Ramones
Joey Ramone Place
The Ramones
John and Yoko Double Fantasy / MIlk and Honey
John Lennon, Yoko Ono
John Lennon Bank Street
John Lennon, Yoko Ono
John Lennon The Dakota
John Lennon, The Beatles
Kiss Dressed to Kill
Kiss
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin
Lennon Strawberry Fields
John Lennon, Beatles
Leonard Bernstein Green-Wood Cemetery
Leonard Bernstein
Lincoln Center
Leonard Bernstein, Miles Davis, John Coltrane
Louis Armstrong Flushing Cemetery
Louis Armstrong
Luna Lounge
The Strokes, Interpol, Elliott Smith, The National, Nada Surf
Madison Square Garden
Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen
Madonna First Apartment
Madonna
Manic Street Preachers Send Away the Tigers
Manic Street Preachers
Max's Kansas City
Velvet Underground, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, Madonna, Blondie, Ramones, New York Dolls
Mercer Arts Center
New York Dolls, Elton John, Andy Warhol, Modern Lovers, Wayne County
Mercury Lounge
The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, Arcade Fire, The National, Lana Del Rey, Radiohead
Miles Davis Woodlawn Cemetery
Miles Davis
Mudd Club
Madonna, Debbie Harry, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat
Nas Illmatic
Nas
Neil Young After the Gold Rush
Neil Young
New York Dolls
New York Dolls
Peter Steele Memorial Prospect Park
Type O Negative
Peter Steele St. Charles Cemetery
Peter Steele, Type O Negative
PJ Harvey Stories from the City
PJ Harvey
Power Station / Avatar Studios
David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Madonna
Radio City Music Hall
Music Venue
Ramones Debut Album Cover
The Ramones
Ramones Forest Hills High School
The Ramones
Ramones Rockaway Beach
The Ramones
Ramones Rocket to Russia
The Ramones
Ramones Thorneycroft Ramp
The Ramones
Ramones Too Tough to Die
The Ramones
Record Plant Studios NYC
John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith
Rock and Soul
Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, Wu-Tang Clan, Mark Ronson, A Tribe Called Quest
Rough Trade NYC
Green Day, Coldplay, Charli XCX, De La Soul
Roxy
Madonna, Run-DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Cher, Beyoncé
Sigma Sound Studios
Madonna, Talking Heads, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon e Elton John
Simon & Garfunkel Wednesday Morning
Simon & Garfunkel
Sin-é
Jeff Buckley, Sinéad O'Connor
Steely Dan Pretzel Logic
Steely Dan
Studio 54
Madonna, Duran Duran, Culture Club, Wham!, Grace Jones, Donna Summer
Taylor Swift Sugar Loaf Building
Taylor Swift
The Bitter End
Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young
The Doors Strange Days
The Doors
The Fillmore East
Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Grateful Dead
The Gaslight Cafe
Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk
The Hit Factory / Germano Studios
Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Adele, Blondie
The Hit Factory 421 West
Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Notorious B.I.G., Beyoncé, Coldplay, Whitney Houston
The Kiss Loft
Kiss, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss
The Magic Shop
David Bowie, Lou Reed, Norah Jones, Ramones, Sonic Youth, Rolling Stones, Coldplay, Arcade Fire, Foo Fighters
The Music Building
Madonna, Billy Idol, Joey Ramone, The Strokes
The Who Kids Are Alright
The Who
Tin Pan Alley
Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter
Tomi Jazz
Jazz Club
Transporterraum / Flux Studios
The Strokes, Regina Spektor, Julian Casablancas, David Crosby, André 3000, Jennifer Lopez
Type O Negative World Coming Down
Type O Negative
Velvet Underground Building
The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, John Cale, Tony Conrad, Sterling Morrison
Village Revival Records
Bella Hadid, Lana Del Rey
Village Vanguard
Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane
Vinyl Mania
Madonna, Jellybean Benitez
Workin' With the Miles Davis
Miles Davis, John Coltrane