The Most Incredible Museum You’ll Ever Hear!

That’s the more than apt slogan for the wonderful Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, AZ.

Known affectionately by fans simply as “The MIM,” here you’ll encounter musical instruments from literally just about every country in the world. And you’ll leave feeling as though you’ve had a very personal relationship with instruments you may not even have known existed before you walked through the doors of The MIM.

You wear a wireless headset and as you approach each display audio and video clips familiarize you with the unique sounds of each musical culture.

Videos playing on high-resolution flat screens allow you to see instruments performed, such as Japanese taiko drummers, African seed gourd dancers, and a hurdy-gurdy man.

You’ll also see instruments that well-known performers actually owned and used, such as John Denver’s “This Old Guitar,” and the very piano on which John Lennon wrote and played “Imagine.”

Children and adults alike have fun in the interactive hands-on room – from bongo drums to pretty harps to gigantic gongs. And you won’t want to miss a turn playing the 1920’s “electric” instrument that sounds like a violin as you simply strum the air above it!

Timeshare rentals are budget-friendly in the Phoenix area. Enjoy a warm winter getaway to Arizona, and a remarkable getaway to the rest of the world through fascinating musical instruments.

Thank you to themim.org for the top photo.