If it's tough to tell that a bar is open from the outside, it's definitely a dive.

Dive bars have a special place in their regulars' hearts. While there is no standard definition, some common characteristics are expected. These aren't trendy joints chasing TikTok followers, and you ...

I’m sitting with Billie Hayes at the bar inside Wild Side West, San Francisco’s oldest lesbian drinking establishment, which she owns. Billie is telling me about how haunted the place is when she ...

The Midwest knows how to do dive bars right — gritty, unpretentious and full of character. These are the places where neon signs glow like old friends, jukeboxes hum with decades of memories and the ...

Indianapolis is no stranger to taverns with curious characters and colorful pasts, and its dive bar scene remains strong hundreds of years later. Certainly, the term "dive bar" can get a little murky.