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Cultural Cradle
The museums here are the nation's greatest hits - the Smithsonian, housing everything
but the kitchen sink; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a city-state of treasures; and the
Art Institute of Chicago, hanging Impressionists by the roomful. Explore the roots of the
blues, jazz and rock and roll at musical meccas such as Memphis' Sun Studio, where
Elvis got his groove on; Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for artifacts like Jimi
Hendrix' Stratocaster; and the juke joints of Clarksdale, where blues slide guitar first
pierced the air. For sky-high designs, Chicago and New York are drawing boards for the
modern era's great architects.
