Aberdeen also is a mecca to thousands of fans who come to honor and remember Kurt Cobain, who along with another Aberdeen resident, Krist Novoselic, created the grunge band Nirvana.
What is Aberdeen Washington famous for?
Aberdeen is called the "Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula", because of its proximity to the southern end of the peninsula and to Olympic National Park. Since the late 1980s, Aberdeen has been famous as being the "Birthplace of Grunge", and the hometown of Nirvana members Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic.