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Key West’s Legendary Chart Room Bar

February 23, 2024September 24, 2021 by Vince DiLoreto

Only in Key West could a real treasure hunter sit in a motel room-turned-bar, tended by an actual gun running pirate smuggler, while charting his search for a lost Spanish treasure ship. All the while listening to one of the most influential musicians to ever sing about the Caribbean.

Party like a Pirate in New Orleans’ French Quarter

December 29, 2021January 16, 2021 by Vince DiLoreto

The oldest bar in the United States and the most haunted place in New Orleans. These are claims made by Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Piano Bar and Lounge. While both of these claims are hard to prove or disprove, it is a very unique place with a lot of history.