The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland, Ohio was so much fun to visit. We enjoyed learning about the roots and history of rock and roll, the development of the instruments that made it all possible, and the greatest performers of rock and roll who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. My favorite part of the museum, however, was on the second floor which was the "hands-on" portion of the museum. We got to play guitars, drums, basses, and keyboards, and take video "mini lessons" on the different instruments.
The best part of the second floor was "The Garage." The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has crew members who hang out in The Garage to play music with anyone who wants to play. I picked up the bass, and played a three song set of the Band's "The Weight", the Beatles' "A Hard Days Night", and CCR's "Here Comes the Rain" with two crew members on drums and guitar. I also played a few songs with another "walk on" guitar player, with the crew members on drums and a second guitar. At The Garage they have a couple of notebooks full of chord sheets for songs from a wide variety of bands.
Each RRHOF crew member in "The Garage" has to play at least two instruments. It was all super fun, and provides museum-goers with an ongoing stream of live music played by pick-up garage bands. Brilliant idea RRHOF!