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Sowing the seeds of a rebellion had to be done in secret, and where better to meet up with fellow revolutionaries to discuss protests, battles, and building a new nation than the local tavern? From New York to Virginia, take a virtual visit to these iconic sites that still exist today.
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Fraunces Tavern, New York
This tavern is named after Samuel Fraunces, the restaurateur who bought the building in 1762 and turned it into a site that would become an integral meeting point for Patriots in New York. Famously George Washington celebrated the final evacuation of the British Army from American shores in 1783 here.
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Green Dragon Tavern, Boston
This was the local haunt for famous Boston Patriots Paul Revere and prominent Founding Father John Hancock. It is even known that the plans for the invasion of Lexington and Concord that kick-started the Revolutionary War were discussed in this very tavern.
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City Tavern, Philadelphia
The second ever President of the United States, John Adams, once said this was “the most genteel tavern in America.” Today you can visit the tavern and step back to the time of the revolution with costumed waiters and a Colonial-era menu.
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Gadsby's Tavern, Virginia
This iconic site has had its fair share of famous guests including presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, and James Monroe. If the walls could talk, it would tell tales of revolutionary meetings between the founders of the nation.
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