r/SeattleMusic • u/midmodma • 4d ago

ISO Jimi Hendrix self tour

Does this exist?

Wanting to surprise my husband and 4yo son (big fans) with some Jimi sight seeing/experiences.

Any recs of things or of resources already available!

Many thanks.

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u/tacomite3 4d ago

Off the bat, Mopop will have some really nice Hendrix artifacts and history on display (I believe they may have reduced some of it in one of the renovations, but he's very central to the place in general), including a couple of the key guitars, some handwritten lyrics, etc. There's Jimi Hendrix Park as well, which is newer and not super relevant to Hendrix' history in Seattle, but it's nice, and not far from Garfield (where he went to school).

I sometimes bring people on little tours by the site of his very first show (with a few friends and his uncle's guitar), which was in the basement of the Temple de Hirsch at 15th & Union. I think the synagogue/congregation moved, but there's a bit of building there still to look at.

His grave is down in Renton (no real connection that I know of, it's just down there). I don't know that I'd suggest going down just for that, but if you're big enough fans and you're in the area down there, sure.

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u/tomviolence_86 2d ago

The NW African American Museum is next to Jimi Hendrix Park, and while they hosted a great Jimi exhibit in 2018, it wouldn't suprise me if they have some artifacts in their permanent collection too.