Doc Maynard's Public House

Lonely Planet review

This atmospheric pub transports you back to the old days of pioneer Seattle. It's named after Doc Maynard, one of the city's founding fathers and quite a character. An Ohio native, Maynard was divorced when he arrived in the city and was out for a good time; he was vivacious and generous and he liked his liquor. The gorgeous carved bar here was shipped over from Chicago. Doc's is also the starting point of Bill Speidel's Underground Tour.

During his time in Seattle, Doc gave away cash or land to almost anyone with a promising idea, only to die essentially landless and broke (the rather revealing epitaph on his second wife, Catherine's, tombstone reads, 'She did what she could').