Cleveland • Home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; positivelycleveland.com

Denver • Hearing music at Red Rocks Amphitheatre is an experience that should not be missed; denver.org

Detroit • If you go to just one music museum in your life, make it Motown's; visitdetroit.com

Los Angeles • See the Capitol Records building, Hollywood Bowl and the Whisky A Go Go; discoverlosangeles.com/

Memphis • The site of Elvis Presley's Graceland and so much more; memphistravel.com

Minneapolis • Where Purple reigns, and punk still thrives; minneapolis.org

Nashville • The capital of country music; visitmusiccity.com

New York • The Big Apple has equally tasty options for jazz, rock and classical music fans; nycgo.com

Oakland/Berkeley • Yoshi's, Freight & Salvage and Greek Theatre number among the nation's best concert venues; oaklandcvb.com

San Francisco • Where the '60s Flower Power movement bloomed; onlyinsanfrancisco.com