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Created by Pa McGillin Updated On: October 15, 2012
Philadelphians love beer - so much that several local museums now have beer exhibits. Many of them featuring McGillin's Olde Ale House, the city's oldest bar. See exhibits then partake. Cheers!
Pa McGillin: Find obituary of Pa McGillin, the visionary who opened McGillin's Olde Ale House in 1860. Originally called "Bell in Hand Tavern" but everyone called it McGillin's. Still going strong152 years later!
525 Arch St (btwn 5th St & 6th St), Philadelphia, PA
History Museum · Center City East · 82 tips and reviews
Pa McGillin: Check out "American Spirits: The Rise & Fall of Prohibition." During prohibition, Ma McGillin's shackled the front door of McGillin's. The bar survived by letting patrons in the side door for "tea."
1310 Drury St (btwn S 13th & Juniper St), Philadelphia, PA
Pub · Center City East · 172 tips and reviews
Pa McGillin: Museum hopping can really make you thirsty. Quench your thirst at McGillin's Olde Ale House, Philadelphia's oldest continuously operating tavern and one of the oldest in the country. Cheers!