Matt's Saloon

Arizona


This dark beer barn occupies a 1901 store that became a Prohibition speakeasy in the 1920s, a legitimate saloon in 1934, and the honky-tonk palace it is today in the early ’60s. Buck Owens and Waylon Jennings used to perform live back then; today it's still Prescott's kickiest two-stepping place. Come for live music on Friday and Saturday nights.


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