Pub Crawling Down Broad Street

Let me be honest with you. Whenever I take vacations and leave town via car, plane, bus (one painstakingly twelve hour ride to Lynchburg, Virginia), or foot (which I imagine will be soon if gas prices continue to rise at this rate), I ultimately end my day in some random bar or restaurant that serves an ever-deserving array of alcoholic beverages. Despite whatever vacation-esque activities a town has to offer (Lynchburg hardly had any, if you’re curious), it’s difficult to really get a feel of the locals without seeing them loosened by several rounds of the local elixir. Bars are also one of the better places to openly admit that you’re a tourist, especially if you want to inquire about all those seedier places towards the 400 block of Broad Street that seem to increase in popularity during the first week of April.

Truthfully, I can’t see why anyone needs to wander further down Broad than Ninth Street to have a decent night out in Augusta. Our best bars and venues downtown are located along one street within a two block radius, which is highly convenient when you realize that you’ve lost a member of your party to the magnetic pull of cheap beer and generously poured cocktails. [Read more]