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Find your way to 170 of the most historic saloons, pubs, and dives of America. These are the watering holes that shaped our nation while quenching our thirst. These are the favorite spots of our Founding Fathers, the places where well-known celebrities relax, and the joints that most wouldn't walk into without a bodyguard. For the explorer, the history buff, and the drinker alike, Bucket List Bars will get you off the beaten track and take you to the heart of a city to find its oldest bars! Want to navigate to the oldest Irish pub in New York City? Or maybe sip a martini in an authentic Chicago speakeasy? How about a beer at a haunted saloon outside of Las Vegas? This guidebook will help you find these places and more! And while you can find a cocktail or cold beer at any of these watering holes, you'll also find unique, odd, and exciting destinations throughout the United States. You'll leave with a new perspective of how this country was built, the kinds of people who built it, and what they went through. For each bar readers get a complete description of what to expect, directions on how to find the place, and insider's tips so you won't stand out like a tourist. You'll learn what to order, when to go, and what to look out for when you get there. For our featured bars, you'll also get the entire history of the place taken directly from the owners and bartenders, a full description of what to expect when you go today, and even instant access to our online documentaries made for each bar so you'll know before going exactly what the place looks like. Plus, you'll get ideas for off the beaten path destinations and distractions to explore after you've finished your glass. Bucket List Bars is the definitive guide to the historic saloons, pubs, and dives of America. Featuring the historic bars of: Albuquerque Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Boston Chicago Denver Detroit El Paso Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Minneapolis-Saint Paul Milwaukee Newport and Providence New Orleans New York City Philadelphia Portland San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tucson Washington, D.C.

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We recommend Bucket List Bars be safely tucked in your luggage bag from now until the day you finally quit drinking. --Chris Wright, Gear Patrol And I thought I'd been to a lot of bars! Bucket List Bars showed me just how many bars I still have to make it to--looks like I'm going to have to scratch the Grand Canyon off the list and, instead, head to Denver to hit El Chapultepec, Tucson for the Kon Tiki, and the dozens of other hidden gems Dr. Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree have uncovered. This book will inspire readers to get out and see the bars that built the country (not to mention the tiki movement). Finally, a guidebook for people like me -- I'll never travel to an American city without it again. --Christine Sismondo, author of America Walks into a Bar: A Spirited History of Taverns and Saloons, Speakeasies and Grog Shops It is interesting just as reading, but also a very practical guide for the traveler who enjoys colorful bars. I have already folded over several pages for my upcoming trips. --Larry Olmsted, Forbes Authors Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree's new book, Bucket List Bars, lists the favorite spots of our Founding Fathers, the places where celebrities go to put a few back, and the joints that you wouldn't normally walk into--but you should. --Complex.com When a full day of travel leaves you thirsty for a stiff drink, you could hit up a hotel bar and enjoy a watered-down Old Fashioned or one of three beers on tap. Or you could unwind at a watering hole where Al Capone, Jack Kerouac or Clark Gable once sat. We don't know about you, but we'd go with the latter. That's why we're psyched about a new travel book called Bucket List Bars --Hollis Templeton, Men's Journal Need some inspiration for your next bar crawl? Look no further than the ultimate guide to America's most historic and legendary bars, dives, saloons, and pubs, Bucket List Bars. --Marcy Franklin, The Daily Meal If you didn't know any better, you'd most likely pass these gems by on the street: small, graffiti-riddled, sometimes with barred windows--vestiges of their speakeasy past. Pro boozers Dr. Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree would never miss one, though: they teamed up to write Bucket List Bars, chronicling America's most historic watering holes. --Fodors.com

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Fascinated by the hidden history of bars, Clint Lanier has traveled the world to find out-of-the-way watering holes with great stories to tell. From the juke joints of the Mississippi Delta, to the cantinas of Mexico, he's always on the lookout for the next saloon, tavern, or dive that brings a neighborhood or a whole city together. When not on the road, he is writes about booze and teaches at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. As a military brat, Derek Hembree began traveling and exploring the world at a very young age. A bartender during his college years and an adventurer at heart, he is intrigued by historic bars, their stories, the art of mixology, and sharing it all with the world. Along with traveling and bars, Derek is passionate about finding the perfect wave, the freshest powder, and exploring the world on two wheels.

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