The Eureka Inn on 7th and F Streets is the grandest historic building in the city after the Carson Mansion, and unlike the mansion it is fully accessible — it operates as a hotel and bar. The 1922 Elizabethan Tudor Revival exterior sets the tone: half-timbered gables, brick chimneys, and steep rooflines. Inside, the lobby is extraordinary for a city this size: carved oak ceiling beams, a baronial fireplace, stained glass windows, and a sense of early 20th-century civic ambition that the city has never quite recaptured.
Even if you are not staying, the bar and lounge are worth visiting for the architecture. The inn has been renovated several times over the decades but the public rooms retain their original character. It is a five-minute walk from the waterfront and a good landmark to use when navigating between Old Town and the Victorian residential district.