KBOX Karaoke House, Pittsburgh

Karaoke can be a daunting activity for first-timers, from the crowd of tipsy strangers to trying to find a favorite song in a beer-stained binder. Fortunately, a collective of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh students and alumni opted to style their parlor after Asian karaoke establishments, which provide guests with private rooms stocked with cushy couches and self-serve systems. Each of the four rooms is equipped with a professional-quality sound system, along with an accessible video-on-demand platform. The extensive song list holds 70,000 Chinese songs, 13,000 English songs, and 8,000 Korean songs, and is searchable by song name, singer, or number of awkward cowbell solos.