Stay in Rock History: Kurt Cobain’s Famous 1990s Olympia Apartment Is Listed on Airbnb

Rock 'n' roll fanatics have the opportunity to step into history as one of Kurt Cobain’s apartments is now an Airbnb listing.Located on Pear Street in Olympia, WA, about 60 miles south of Seattle, the space has been updated and filled with Nirvana photos and memorabilia.The triplex building, which includes two apartments facing the street and a third apartment in the rear, was built around 1914, according to the Olympia Historical Society. Cobain lived in the house between 1989 and 1991, marking one of the most creative eras of his career.The grunge icon wrote “about 75% of his total lifetime output” within the apartment, the historical society notes.Among the most well-known hits to be written in the space was “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Cobain was inspired by graffiti written on the wall by Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna during a lively evening.Cobain and his then-girlfriend, Tracy Marander, paid $137 for both rent and utilities, according to YouTube travel creator Dave Seminara.Marander supported Cobain for much of the time that they lived in this space. After breaking up in 1990, Marander moved out. Shortly after, Cobain was evicted from the apartment and returned from a Nirvana p...