’Gong rock’, Tanzania: these large boulders in the Serengeti are evidence of thousands of years of “rock music.”
Altyn-Emel, Kazakhstan: the shifting sand dunes of Altyn-Emel National Park create a musical sound.
Svalbard, Norway: Travellers can hear the call of male bearded seals using a hydrophone, an underwater microphone.
Boston Symphony Hall, Massachusetts: Symphony Hall’s aural architecture was designed to enhance acoustics, including musical performances by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Zadar, Croatia: In Zadar, Croatia, 35 organ pipes sound when waves push air in and out of the pipes to create notes tuned to harmonies used in local folk music.
The Great Stalacpipe Organ in Luray, Virginia, entertains visitors with pipes made from cave formations.
Clapping at the base of the Mayan-built Kukulkan pyramid in Mexico’s Chichen Itza archaeological site creates an echo that bounces off the pyramid steps.
Australia: The superb lyrebird can mimic the calls of about 20 other species it hears in the rainforest of Australia, including whip birds and kookaburras.
