Yankee Doodle Tap Room (Rockwell Mural)

Tucked into the historic Nassau Inn off Princeton’s Palmer Square, the Yankee Doodle Tap Room keeps a secret most travelers never expect over a pint: a 13-foot Norman Rockwell original, painted in 1937 and the largest mural the artist ever made. Commissioned by Edgar Palmer and painted onto canvas bonded to the wall — it can’t be moved without dismantling the masonry, so it has hung right there above the bar for nearly a century.

The photo

A drink under the 13-foot Rockwell, the innkeeper’s daughter watching from the painted window.

Pair it with

• Princeton University campus
• Palmer Square
• Princeton Battlefield State Park
• Grounds For Sculpture (Hamilton)

Roadside attractions keep their own quirky hours and can change owners, close, or move — confirm it’s open before a long detour, respect private property and art, and leave it as iconic as you found it.