Menger Bar
San Antonio, Texas
There are older bars in the US, but it's hard to knock the history at the Menger Bar. Opened in the Menger Hotel in 1887, this landmark bar is an exact replica of the since-demolished House of Lord's Pub in London, complete with dark cherry woods, beveled mirrors from France, and brass spittoons. Teddy Roosevelt recruited Rough Riders there, George Patton, Robert E. Lee, and even Babe Ruth have bellied up to the bar, and the bar was at one time the site of more cattle deals than anywhere else in Texas. But what's most likely to pull you in are the excellent, freshly-made margaritas, which taste even better when escaping the heat and crowds of the Alamo just across the street.
