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Music House Museum

7377 U.S. 31 North, Acme, MI 49160
213-938-9300
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Ranked #1 of 4 attractions in Acme
Type: Museums
Owner description: The Music House Museum is located on US31 just north of Traverse City, Michigan. Now in their 30th year, the museum presents one of the most unique... more » Owner description: The Music House Museum is located on US31 just north of Traverse City, Michigan. Now in their 30th year, the museum presents one of the most unique music museums in America. Ninety-minute tours demonstrate fully-restored mechanical instruments dating from 1870 to 1930.Guest will also see Models of buildings from Traverse City 1930’s era. Music boxes of all sizes, a mechanical street organ, one of largest dance organs built in Belgium in 1922 , Weber Duo-Art reproducing grand piano,1924 Wurlitzer theater organ used to accompany silent films. « less
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Fort Worth, TX
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51 attraction reviews
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13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2013

What a great place...historical keyboards, and other instruments that are unusual...the admission fee is well worth it, plan to spend at least 2-3 hours there, check the website or call ahead to make sure they are open.

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Swartz Creek, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2013

This museum is good for music buffs, antique buffs, history buffs, or anyone looking for a nice afternoon. We weren't sure what to expect, but was pleasantly surprised with our visit. Our guide was very knowlegeable and went above and beyond to share this history. Ask for your AAA discount.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 December 2012

Everything! The musical history learned here is amazing. Friendly and knowledgeable staff and beautiful building itself.

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Des Plaines
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2012

Fantastic place with two great guides.They know a lot and share it with you.First time I heard Gershwin plaiyng Gershwin-recording on paper roll is almost 100 years old.

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Oviedo, Florida
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18 attraction reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 October 2012

On September 22, 2012 we had our antique car club's banquet at the facility. This is a great venue, the proprietors are very nice and gracious and explain and demonstrate many of the various music boxes and nickelodeons. They have a great museum which is well worth the admission to see some of these great machines.

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Wall Township, New Jersey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2012

This museum has a broad spectrum of memorabilia that provides sources of music from juke boxes to player pianos to the Edison phonograph, and more. A history lesson of how we used to hear music.

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South Bend, Indiana, United States
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3 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 September 2012

If you're interested in history or music at all this is a great place to visit. Very cool displays of historical instruments and knowledgeable staff. Fun for the whole family!

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Columbus
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2012

We found this in a AAA Guide listing. An amazing place for anyone who is a musician or appreciates music. Guides extremely knowledgeable about the exhibits. Many historic instruments (mostly keyboard.) Worth every penny of admission and much more!

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Traverse City, Michigan
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 August 2012

If you like antiques + music + history, you'll love this place. There is a lot to look at, including a mock-up of an old general store, complete with vintage product packaging. I was attending a wedding here, in their reproduction of an old-timey saloon...very cool.

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Windsor, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2012

This place was very informative and our tour guide Tom was great! He gave us the history behind every instrument and then a demo. These are very rare instruments and you can tell very loved by those who take care of this museum. There have player pianos, nickelodeans and organs. The tour last about 90 minutes. We had 6 kids... More

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