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London, England

Vaulty Towers

Run by the same people as a subterranean art space, this pub does double-duty as a Cave of Wonders.

The Cell

Order a whiskey neat in the former jail of Kowloon's British-era Marine Police Headquarters.

Natchez, Mississippi

Smoot’s Grocery Blues Lounge

Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.

Clarksdale, Mississippi

Red’s

Pay your respects at this juke joint founded by a blues legend of the Mississippi Delta.

F. Scott Fitzgerald poses in his military uniform in 1917; he was sent to Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville in March 1918.

The Great Gatsby’s Grand American Dream Began in Louisville

How this Kentucky city fueled the imagination of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Sponsored by Louisville Tourism

Manchester, England

The Shambles

Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Henry Turner Jr’s Listening Room

There's no booze at this juke joint—just some of the best blues in Baton Rouge.

Munich, Germany

Alte Utting

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.

Barcelona, Spain

Bar Marsella

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

County Donegal, Ireland

Farren’s Bar

Ireland’s northernmost pub.

Deathmatch in Hell

Walls of VHS tapes adorn this Golden Gai B horror movie themed bar.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Koz’s Mini Bowl

The last original miniature duckpin bowling lanes in America, located in a Milwaukee dive bar.

At Damaskus Konditorei in Berlin, a Syrian refugee family continues their generational confectionary business.

Our 24 Favorite New Places to Eat and Drink in 2024

Mount a mechanical corn dog, feast on roast goat in a downed Soviet Plane, and more.

Diana Hubbell December 31, 2024

Barcelona, Spain

La Cova Fumada

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

Manchester, England

The Shakespeare

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

The Oxfordshire Band of Hope and Temperance Union produced this map of Oxford's breweries and pubs in 1883.

The Victorian 'Drink Maps' Wielded by Anti-Booze Crusaders

Author Kris Butler reveals how Temperance advocates mapped bars to discourage their spread.

Andrew Coletti September 11, 2024

Glasgow, Scotland

Clutha and Victoria Bar

The pub has been in operation since 1819 on the banks of the Clyde.

Bar Nilo

Locals pay their respects at a shrine to soccer player Diego Maradona—which claims to contain a real lock of his hair.