Hussong's Cantina Boca Park

Johann “John” Hussong immigrated to the US from Germany in 1880. Chasing gold, he headed west and found himself in the small fishing village of Ensenada. A twist of fate left him unexpectedly being given a bar. After operating the bar for nearly a year, John purchased the building across the street, and opened a new cantina in May 1892 as “Hussong’s Bar.” Known as “The bar that built a town”, Hussong’s has seen gunslingers, movie stars, revolutionaries and even a horse or two darken its doorways. Today, Hussong’s Cantina is in the very same building in which it was founded and over 120 years and three generations later, the Hussong’s family still owns and manages the cantina.