The Menger Hotel in downtown San Antonio has a rich and varied history. Famous guests have included Oscar Wilde, Babe Ruth and multiple U.S. Presidents. Events like the "rough rider" recruitment by Teddy Roosevelt and the first public demonstration of barbed wire took place there.
But history, schmistory! Let's head to the bar:
The hotel bar is famous in its own right. It's the oldest continuously operated saloon in town and, according to a plaque at the location, it is an exact replica of a London pub. It's also known to be the first bar in Texas with ice. If that wasn't enough, the bar has some very "Texas" features: bullet holes!
They're not as big as you might expect. I guess real-world 19th century weapons don't blow stuff up the way blockbuster movies bullets do. Some of those bullets probably made their way into some patrons back in the day too because the hotel is known as "The Most Haunted Hotel in Texas."
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