Here is a piece of history that few know.....one of the most famous and prolific writers in the world owed his career, some even say his life, to a small bar in Oakland California.  The writer, Jack London, and the bar, Heinhold's First and Last Chance Saloon. 

Opened in 1871 the Scoot Inn, aka Red's Scoot Inn, claims to be the longest continously running saloon in central Texas.  If only these walls could talk.....  

Established in 1908 on the ground floor of the Pacific Electric Red Car's primary hub, Cole's P.E. Buffet is a testament to an era, a shrine to the importance of the pub to the hard working men and women of the country, and a symbol to a select few of dedicated bar owners devoted to the preservation of some of the greatest historical establishment across the nation. 

Sitting on San Antonio's world famous River Walk, The Esquire Tavern is one of the oldest bars in the state.  With a history drenched in both a storied and notorious past, today The Esquire is a throwback of what it was during it's time as San Antonio's premier watering hole.