Atlas Obscura Walks Into a Bar...

...and learns some obscure history.

by samanthachong

14 Items

New York, New York

Please Don't Tell

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Luke J Spencer

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New York, New York

Goldbar

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

Laetitia Barbier

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New York, New York

Campbell Apartment

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Oliver Hong

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New York, New York

Fraunces Tavern

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

EricGrundhauser

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New York, New York

Bemelmans Bar

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Added by yayanzhang

New York, New York

The Wishbones of McSorley's Old Ale House

Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

New York, New York

The Cartoon Wall at Overlook

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

Andres Schiffino

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New York, New York

United Nations Delegates Lounge

What happens here stays here – unless it affects the whole world.

racheldoyle

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New York, New York

Exchange Bar & Grill

Test your business savvy and play the market for cocktails at this stock exchange-inspired watering hole.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

New York, New York

Onieals Grand Street Bar

A prohibition era watering hole for the police.

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

New York, New York

Patent Pending

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

rachelrummel

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Pegu Club Cocktail

Gastro Obscura

Pegu Club Cocktail

A cocktail that originated in a British officers’ club in erstwhile Burma now has fans across the world.

Gastro Obscura

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

New York, New York

Central Filing Bar

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

larissahayden

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