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World's Most Legendary Bars

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(Newser) – Even the most enjoyable vacation can leave you in need of a drink, and bars make great, offbeat places to learn about the history of your destination. The staff of VirtualTourist.com shares its favorite legendary watering holes with Reuters:

  • Harry’s Bar, Venice: Famed Hemingway haunt claims to have invented the Bellini, and carpaccio.
  • The Blind Beggar, London: Opened by the Salvation Army in 1894; site of a gangster's murder in 1966.

  • White Horse Tavern, New York: A favorite of the literary crowd, said to have served the whiskey that killed Dylan Thomas.
  • Garota de Ipanema, Rio de Janerio: Writers of The Girl from Ipanema leered at the 15-year-old beachgoer from this joint.
  • The Pub, Valletta, Malta: British actor Oliver Reed had, seemingly fatally, his last drink here after a shoot.
  • Heinold’s First and Last Chance Bar, Oakland, Calif.: The 1906 San Francisco earthquakes stopped the clock and left the floors permanently slanted at this Jack London fave.
To see the complete list, click the link below.

Heinhold's First and Last Chance Bar in Oakland, Calif., was a favorite of Jack London.
Heinhold's First and Last Chance Bar in Oakland, Calif., was a favorite of Jack London.   (Flickr)
Arrigo Cipriani, owner of Harry's Bar, pours the bar's famous Bellini drink in his bar in Venice, Italy, in this 2006 photo.
Arrigo Cipriani, owner of Harry's Bar, pours the bar's famous Bellini drink in his bar in Venice, Italy, in this 2006 photo.   (AP Photo)
Harry's Bar in Venice, famous for its Bellini and celebrity patrons.
Harry's Bar in Venice, famous for its Bellini and celebrity patrons.   (Flickr)
The White Horse Tavern in lower Manhattan is seen in this 2008 photo.
The White Horse Tavern in lower Manhattan is seen in this 2008 photo.   (AP Photo)
London's Blind Beggar, site of an infamous gangland murder in 1966.
London's Blind Beggar, site of an infamous gangland murder in 1966.   (Flickr)
London's Blind Beggar, site of an infamous gangland murder in 1966.
London's Blind Beggar, site of an infamous gangland murder in 1966.   (Flickr)
Garota de Ipanema, the Rio de Janiero watering hole made famous in the bossa nova hit
Garota de Ipanema, the Rio de Janiero watering hole made famous in the bossa nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema."   (Flickr)
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Jun 27, 09 5:13 PM CDT
You don't have to be gay (it helps to be gay friendly) to have fun at historic Hula's Bar & Lei Stand in Waikiki, and no, I'm not an owner or investor. I've only been there a couple of times since they moved to their present location some years ago. http://www.gayhawaii.com/hulas/index.html Reply
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