Soundmark
Discover the places behind the music you love.
Explore legendary studios, historic venues, museums, memorials, and hidden places where music history happened.
Featured
Soundmarks worth the trip
A first look at studios, stages, and museums that music fans travel to see.
Historic VenueNashville, TN
Ryman Auditorium
The Mother Church of Country Music and longtime home of the Grand Ole Opry.
Museum / Hall of FameNashville, TN
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Nashville’s flagship museum for country music history, artists, and instruments.
Home / BirthplaceMemphis, TN
Graceland
Elvis Presley’s Memphis home and one of America’s most visited music landmarks.
Museum / Hall of FameMemphis, TN
Stax Museum of American Soul Music
Museum on the historic Stax Records site celebrating Memphis soul.
Recording StudioNashville, TN
RCA Studio B
Historic Music Row studio where countless country and pop hits were recorded.
Historic VenueNashville, TN
Grand Ole Opry
Country music’s longest-running radio show and a living Nashville institution.
Record StoreNashville, TN
Third Man Records
Jack White’s Nashville label shop, novelty machines, and live space.
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Find recording rooms, historic venues, museums, and more.
Historic Site
Neighborhoods, streets, and landmarks tied to music history.
Historic Venue
Stages and rooms that shaped live music culture.
Home / Birthplace
Homes and birthplaces connected to artists and eras.
Museum / Hall of Fame
Museums and halls of fame dedicated to music history.
Record Store
Shops and labels connected to music culture.
Recording Studio
Studios where landmark recordings were made.
Cities
Explore music cities
Nashville and Memphis lead the MVP. More cities follow.
Music city
Nashville
TN · 10 Soundmarks
Music City is more than Broadway neon. Nashville’s Soundmarks include Music Row studios, songwriter rooms, historic stages, and museums that explain how country and Americana took shape.
Music city
Memphis
TN · 9 Soundmarks
Memphis is where blues, rock and roll, and soul overlap. From Sun Studio to Stax and Beale Street, the city’s Soundmarks map a century of American music.
What is a Soundmark?
A Soundmark is a place where music history happened.
Studios, venues, museums, homes, memorials, record shops, and streets can all be Soundmarks. Soundmark helps music fans answer a simple question: I'm here—what music history is around me?
Ready to explore?
Start with Nashville or Memphis, or jump straight into a legendary studio.