Prescott-The Palace Saloon

In front of a safe.

This bar was saved from a fire by patrons in 1900.


On our trip up north on Monday we stopped in Prescott for lunch at The Palace Saloon on Whiskey Row. Great place for kids, I know. But there was a history lesson there! Here's a blurb I copied from their website:
The Palace Bar
first opened its doors in September 1877. Although Whiskey Row was known for its many saloons. The Palace was much more than a fancy "watering hole". Men came in to check for notices of work available; it served as an election central for several area political races and cattle spreads; and mineral claims were bought and sold over the bar. The Palace is still the oldest frontier saloon in Arizona and the most well-known and historic restaurant and saloon in the state.In the late 1870's, Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp and Doc Holliday were patrons of The Palace. Virgil and his wife Allie lived in Prescott where Virgil owned a saw mill at Thumb Butte and was Town Constable. Wyatt and his other brother, Morgan, visited Virgil in Prescott before they left for Tombstone. Doc was on a winning streak on Whiskey Row (possibly at The Palace) where he won $10,000 in Poker. He joined the Earp's eight months later in Tombstone.

See. Yes, this was Todd's idea. After lunch we headed to Bearizona to see some wildlife.