Dani’s Hitch Lot

August 2008Posted in: Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MissouriBar Type: , ,

(Downtown, Excelsior Springs, MO)

Scooter’s 500th bar, first visited in 2008.

Dani's Hitch Lot, Excelsior Springs

It wasn’t at all by design that my 500th bar turned out to be a brand new bar in the home town of two of my best friends, we had expected that to happen somewhere between Lathrop and Lawson. So to me personally I thought it was really cool that it worked out that way.

Dani’s Hitch Lot opened this summer in the space formerly occupied by the Downtowner. However it is three times the size of the old bar… walls have been knocked down extending the bar into two adjacent buildings.

For those unfamiliar with Excelsior Springs, the Hitch Lot is a piece of land downtown that was gifted to the city around the turn of the last century by E.L. “Liv” Morse, with the stipulation that horses never be barred from the land. (Hence the name.) While technically it’s probably still legal to tie up your horse there, nowadays it is set aside by the city as a safe place for teenagers to cruise and hang out. Dani’s Hitch Lot, while borrowing the landmark name, is a few blocks away on the other end of downtown Excelsior Springs.

Oddly, B and I went back and forth asking for various beers we were in the mood for and they didn’t have any of them. Since we were unable to make up our minds, the bartender gave us both Mickey’s Malt Liquor.

Dani's Hitch Lot, Excelsior Springs

Dani's Hitch Lot, Excelsior Springs

Dani's Hitch Lot, Excelsior Springs


259 E Broadway St
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
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(816) 637-3264