At Fraunces Tavern® Museum, you can enjoy a hot meal or lift a cold pint where the Founding fathers once did. Afterwards, you'll want to head upstairs to the Long Room, where George Washington bade an emotional farewell to his officers after driving the last of the British from America. You can read the intensely emotional eyewitness account of these dramatic moments, straight from the original, pen-and-ink diary recorded by Benjamin Tallmadge. Look around the fully restored room, complete with 18th century furnishings and artifacts, and it's easy to relive the scene.

Fraunces Tavern Museum is a treasure chest of Revolutionary history that's now owned by The Sons of the Revolution, descendants of those who fought in the Revolutionary War. Tour this charming three-story structure and you'll discover fascinating artifacts ranging from letters and diaries to muskets, pistols and swords belonging to history's most prominent revolutionary figures, from Washington to Nathan Hale to Lafayette. There's even an original U.S. flag from 1787, and the tiny gold slipper worn by America's first lady, Martha Washington. Staffers may tell you about their chilling, late night encounters with loud footsteps in two of the tavern's empty rooms.