Atomic Liquors
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Atomic Liquors

Las Vegas, Nevada

Photo: Blake Coleman

Las Vegas's oldest freestanding bar, open since 1952. The neon outside has been there since the era when patrons would gather on the roof to watch atomic-bomb tests in the desert (hence the name). It's been carefully restored without losing its soul — warm wood, old bottles, real regulars — and it's the closest thing Vegas has to a museum that also pours bourbon.

Insider tip

Order a classic — old fashioned, Manhattan, Sazerac. Read the framed history on the walls. Pretend it's still 1958.

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