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This is where it started not in a studio or on a stage, but in the quiet corners of a small town that didn’t see it coming. Our walking tour takes you through the real spaces where Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic grew up, met, and began carving out a sound that would eventually cut through everything. You’ll pass the houses they lived in, the rooms they practiced in, and the streets they walked before the noise found them. Nothing here is staged. The paint is peeling. The air still carries that same stillness. This isn’t about fame. It’s about place, influence, and how raw environment becomes part of the music. You’re not just hearing the story. You’re walking through it. 

Unplugged is where the story opens. Our guided tours take you deep into the early scenes that shaped the region’s music history starting with what came before the noise. You’ll move through immersive installations, rare visuals, and archival material that build a clear picture of the people, places, and pressure that gave rise to something new. This is not a walk-through of artifacts. It’s a chance to sit inside the atmosphere that formed the foundation, told through the lens of the community that lived it. Each guide brings a different perspective, adding texture and context that makes every tour feel personal and direct. This is where you leave the outside world behind and rewind the story to where it all began.

The Kurt Cobain Childhood Home is not a monument built for display. It is a preserved piece of lived history where one of the most influential voices in modern music spent his formative years. The home is original, the rooms are small, the details are honest, the story is pure. This is where Kurt listened, observed, created, and developed his passons for art, music and humor.  Long before the stages, the albums, or the headlines, there was this house, his childhood family home. He lived in this home more years than all of his other places combined. The owners Dani and Lee Bacon spent five years meticulously resetting the home to a complete living museum for respectfully guided visits of the story. The home is a Historic State Landmark recognized for its connection to Kurt Cobain and his worldwide impact on culture and music. The home is not curated for spectacle. It has been preserved as an authentic reflection of his early environment and the chaptered home spaces and stories of a life in progress.

 It is an experience grounded in respect, built around presence and observation, not performance. 

"The house does not try to answer questions. It invites you to listen, to look closely, and to understand that even the most powerful voices begin in ordinary places. In that way, it is both deeply personal and quietly universal." 

                                                 Lee Bacon

                           THE MUSIC PROJECT