Ladder 133 Bar and Grill, Providence

Ladder 133 Sports Bar & Grill's roots in New England dig almost as deep as the Red Sox games broadcast on the sports bar’s 30 high-definition TVs. Built in 1902 as the Douglas Avenue Fire Station, the family-friendly grill pays homage to its rich history with antique furnishings and a menu headlined by never-frozen fresh fare and Firehouse wings that range from the routine Firefighter to the blazing Deputy Chief. The station’s original woodwork remains above the bar, and the turn-of-the-century firefighters’ dressers have been converted into service tables. The bar itself—a solid mahogany relic of the 1800s—hosts taps for more than 20 draft beers and converts into a hot sauce slip’n’slide after local teams’ victories.