Atomic Liquors
Las Vegas, Nevada
In a town where older buildings are routinely razed to create new, more elaborate, and (hopefully) more profitable replacements, Atomic Liquors is something of an exception to the rule. Founded in 1952 just down the street from Old Vegas stalwarts like the Golden Nugget and Binion's, Atomic is the oldest freestanding bar in town, named for the fact that you used to be able to sit on the roof and watch nuclear blasts from the Atomic Test Site. With a huge wrap around bar and a guest book that includes The Rat Pack, the Smothers Brothers, Barbra Streisand, and — more recently — Anthony Bordain, it's a great place to enjoy a little bit of history in a town that could use more of it.
