Inside Arizona's Musical Instrument Museum Where Nearly Two Hundred Countries Inspire an Entire Day of Exploration

Headphones switch on by themselves the moment you walk up to an exhibit. Suddenly a musician from the other side of the planet is playing right in your ears. That clever trick repeats across instruments from nearly 200 countries and territories. One building in Arizona holds them all, and the collection is so big the museum even sells two-day tickets. I like how the place mixes serious history with pure fun. There are gongs to bang, legendary guitars to admire, and a giant self-playing contrapti