Two people at a traditional pub's ornate wooden bar - historic taverns

Self-guided · city, Connecticut

Historic Taverns in Bristol, CT

Taverns and saloons on the record near you, the places where travelers rested and towns argued their politics.

Bristol has a population of about 60,568. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Bristol, CT and the source for each site.

Men gathered at tables in a dimly lit bar - historic taverns — Photo: The New York Public Library on Unsplash

Man entering the old western saloon building - historic taverns — Photo: Leo_Visions on Unsplash

An illuminated pub building at dusk with people gathered outside - historic taverns — Photo: Md Akdas Arman on Unsplash

On the record near Bristol, CT

The 12 nearest

13 listed sites on the record match historic taverns within 30 miles of Bristol, CT, out of 483 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Brown Tavern6.7 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Burlington · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Town Farms Inn19 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Middletown · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Old Riverton Inn20 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Barkhamsted · listed 1992National Register of Historic Places
Rising Sun Tavern22 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · North Haven · listed 1979National Register of Historic Places
Bissell Tavern-Bissell's Stage House22 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Windsor · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
Viets' Tavern23 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · East Granby · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Phelps, Arah, Inn25 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · North Colebrook · listed 1971National Register of Historic Places
Marlborough Tavern25 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Marlborough · listed 1978National Register of Historic Places
Baldwin, Caleb, Tavern26 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Newtown · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
Oliver White Tavern28 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Bolton · listed 2002National Register of Historic Places
White's Tavern29 miles from the center of Bristol · Building · Andover · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
Stone, Medad, Tavern30 miles from the center of Bristol · District · Guilford · listed 2009National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Bristol, CT. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Historic Taverns in Bristol, step by step

1
See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Bristol, CT ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Bristol, CT?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Bristol

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Bristol, CT the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Bristol, CT are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.