If someone asked you to name Maryland's most iconic bar — only one! — what would you choose?
Last week, the food-and-travel website Thrillist made its selection — along with a single pick for every other state and D.C. — with The Horse You Came In On Saloon in Fells Point.
Based on the accompanying paragraph, Thrillist at least partially selected the live-music staple because of its rumored ghosts.
"We can't guarantee a ghost sighting, but in the Fells Point bar you'll definitely see a front bar made from Jack Daniels barrels, locals and tourists alike drinking Natty Bo and Heavy Seas, and the ghost of Edgar [Allan] Poe," the blurb goes. "OK, probably not that last one, but legend has it that his very last stop before he died was this bar."
Read the full reasoning and the rest of the website's selections here.
What do you think — is the Horse Maryland's most iconic bar? I'm a fan and periodic visitor, but I would not go that far. I just recently made a case for Max's Taphouse, and have named Mahaffey's Pub and Cat's Eye Pub the city's best bars in years past. Then there's the Brewer's Art, the Ottobar, Club Charles, the Crown, Golden West Cafe, Bad Decisions, Idle Hour and the list goes on ...
Let us know your pick for the state's most iconic bar in the comments, and congratulations to the Horse.