In 1832, the passage of the Pioneer Inn and Tavern Law allowed inns and saloons to serve alcohol without requiring the customer to rent a room for the night. With that, nearly every early settlement across the Old West found themselves catering to miners, trappers, and cowboys with one or more saloons. Below are three of many historic Nevada saloons that are film-friendly:
The Original Bucket of Blood Saloon
Established: 1876 in Virginia City, NV
Features a house band performing live music and locals dressed in period Old West costumes.
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Pioneer Saloon
Established: 1913 in Goodsprings, NV
Filmography includes Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures, National Geographic’s Diggers, TLC’s Sister Wives, Melvin and Howard, Things are Tough All Over, The Winner, and more.
The Pioneer Saloon was also used as a filming location for the 2015 “Don’t Fence Me In” TravelNevada ad campaign and served as the inspiration for the Prospector Saloon in the video game Fallout: Las Vegas.
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BONUS:
Check out the “Don’t Fence Me In” ad spot below.
Genoa Bar & Saloon
“Welcome to the Genoa Bar and Saloon, Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor!” by Patrick Nouhailler is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Established: 1853 in Genoa, NV
Nevada’s oldest continuously operating bar. Filmography includes The Shootist, Charley Varrick, Honkytonk Man, Misery, A Place Called Home (formerly ‘Til the River Runs Dry), and more.
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If you are looking for more saloons in Nevada available as a filming location, be sure to visit our Nevada Filming Locations Database or contact a local location manager/scout for further assistance! You can also find additional location support services in our online Nevada Production Directory.
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