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Louisville, Kentucky

Rathskeller Room

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'
San Francisco, California

The Trocadero

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.
Ellinwood, Kansas

Wolf Hotel

This historic Ellinwood hotel is also home to underground tunnels that were a popular haunt during Prohibition.
People spent significant time and effort making non-alcoholic drinks glamorous.
food

The Prohibition-Era Effort To Make Mocktails Fun

Socialites and social campaigners joined forces to create tempting temperance drinks.
Kirstin Fawcett January 24, 2023
Owls still keep watch over the bar.
Baltimore, Maryland

The Owl Bar

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.
A Carry Nation figure, with hatchet.
List

6 Surviving Monuments From the Movement That Tried to Ban Booze

As we enter Dry January, check out these reminders of when the teetotalers came for the gin joints.
Diana Hubbell January 3, 2022
DeSoto Caverns
Childersburg, Alabama

DeSoto Caverns

Since it formed millions of years ago, this cave system has been a sacred burial ground, a Prohibition-era speakeasy, and the center of an amusement park.
An Old Fashioned (typically made with brandy in Wisconsin) at Buckhorn Supper Club.
prohibition

How Wisconsin Became the Center of the ‘Brandy Belt'

The state with the biggest cocktail culture has an enduring affection for the spirit.
Amiee Maxwell January 28, 2021
Theresa McCulla of the American Brewing History Initiative with a collection of historic beer-advertisement posters at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2018.
museums

How a Beer Historian Is Documenting COVID-19's Impact on Brewing

The biggest blow to beer since Prohibition.
Courtney Iseman June 5, 2020
An image from the 1931 cookbook <em>Recipes The Modern Pabst-ett Way</em>.
beer

When the Government Banned PBR, Pabst Made Cheese Instead

Selling dairy products helped the brewery survive Prohibition.
Mark Hay April 7, 2020
Whisky writer Davin de Kergommeaux at the Highlander Pub in Ottawa.
whiskey

Why the World Overlooked Canadian Whisky

A preference for blending put the Great White North on the wrong side of industry standards.
Dan Nosowitz March 23, 2020
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Kentucky Club

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.
A traditional spirit stirs up fresh debate among craft distillers living along the U.S.–Mexico border.
politics

The Uncertain Future of a Border-Straddling Liquor

Sotol could bring Texans and Mexicans together, or divide them.
Luke Fater February 7, 2020
The historic bar has been a meeting point for area cowhands and sheepherders for nearly a century.
bars

For Sale: The Only Bar in a 14-Person Montana Town

You could own the busiest watering hole for miles.
Luke Fater December 5, 2019
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Chef Vola's

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.
This whimsical house, flanked by trees, is up for grabs.
architecture

For Sale: A Pink Temple to Temperance With a Dubious History of Debauchery

The rosy-hued house in Louisville, Kentucky, could be yours.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 9, 2019
The Louisa Hotel.
Seattle, Washington

The Louisa Hotel

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.
Four men in boater hats enjoy a last drink together before Prohibition begins in 1919.
bars

How Prohibition Tossed a Wet Blanket on America’s Inventors

New research reveals the link between bars and new inventions.
Alex Mayyasi September 4, 2019