Many people don't know, but the original Boston Bar that inspired the hit series on NBC that ran from 1982-1993 was based on an actual bar in Downtown Boston that had the name "Cheers". I had to see this for myself as I've watched countless episodes of the show over the years. I came to find out that the bar is actually a very small bar/restaurant that looks nothing like the set you saw on the TV show but the place still draws a huge crowd of people (like me) who just had to have a beer there!
   I arrived at this bar by riding the Red Line Subway from South Station to Park Street where I transferred to the Green Line, and rode one stop over to Boyleston where I got off, and walked through Boston Common, a huge park in the center of Downtown Boston. Cheers is located at the corner of Charles and Beacon Streets across from Boston Common. Below is a few photos I took of the exterior of the bar when I visited it on this trip...

The restaurant behind the Cheers Sign says "Hampshire House", on the TV Show it said "Melville's Seafood".

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This is the view of the bar that was shown on the TV Show. Outside is the full menu for the restaurant located inside the bar.

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Looking downstairs, as the bar is in the basement as it was on the show.

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OK, living proof I was there! I had a Rolling Rock Beer inside that cost $5.00. You could buy the mug you had your beer in if you wanted for an extra $6.00.

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