The Grammy Museum is a stop on hop-on hop-off bus tours of Los Angeles, and serious music fans might consider a guided group tour led by a museum expert. Permanent exhibits at the museum include elaborate outfits worn by past Grammy winners such as Kanye West and Beyoncé, as well as sound booths where you can record and remix a song in different musical styles. Rotating exhibits have included tributes to stars Whitney Houston, Roy Orbison, and John Lennon, as well as retrospectives on Muzak, hip-hop, heavy metal, and more.
Created to honor the music industry in the 1950s, the Grammy Awards were named for one of music's most significant technological inventions: the gramophone. A block of sidewalk outside the Grammy Museum is inlaid with marble stars honoring high-profile music performers and producers.