Bourbon Street — Complete Nightlife & Bar Guide

Bourbon Street is the most famous party street in America.

Legends

Pat O’Brien’s — home of the Hurricane. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop — built 1720s, oldest bar structure. Preservation Hall — pure jazz, $25, no drinks.

How It Works

Bars open until whenever. Go-cups are legal. Balconies are the best spots. Gets wilder as you walk from Canal toward St. Ann.

Beyond Bourbon

Frenchmen Street — the locals’ version. Spotted Cat, d.b.a., and The Maison. This is where the real music scene lives.

Daytona Beach Nightlife

Daytona’s nightlife has two distinct personalities: the beachside bar scene (casual, sandy, reggae-flavored) and the Main Street / Seabreeze Boulevard strip (livelier, louder, more traditional nightlife). Both have their place depending on what you’re after.

Beachside Bars

Ocean Deck (beachside) — The most iconic bar in Daytona Beach. Three levels: the beach-level bar with sand floors and reggae, the mid-level restaurant, and the upstairs deck with ocean views. Live music regularly. This is where Daytona’s nightlife reputation was built.

Las Vegas Happy Hours & Drink Deals

Drinks on the Las Vegas Strip are expensive — $18-22 for a cocktail at a resort bar, $12+ for a beer. But Vegas also has some of the best happy hour deals in America if you know where to look.

Best Strip-Area Happy Hours

Herbs & Rye (off-Strip, 10 min from Strip) — The undisputed champion of Vegas happy hour. Half-price steaks AND craft cocktails from 5-8 PM and again from midnight-close. A $50 steak becomes $25. A $16 cocktail becomes $8. This is the best deal in Las Vegas, period.

Las Vegas Nightlife — Best Bars, Clubs & Lounges

Las Vegas invented modern nightlife. The clubs here book the biggest DJs in the world, the cocktail bars could hold their own in Tokyo or London, and the sheer variety — from rooftop infinity pools to underground speakeasies to old-school dive bars — means there’s something for every mood and budget.

Here’s the real guide.

Mega-Clubs (The Big Production)

XS (Encore) — The crown jewel. 40,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor nightclub on the pool deck at Encore. The DJ booth overlooks the pool. Resident DJs include some of the biggest names in electronic music. Cover: $30-75 (much more for special events). Dress code enforced.

Las Vegas Nightlife — Best Clubs, Bars & Rooftop Lounges

Mega Clubs

Vegas nightclubs are on a different scale than anywhere else. Hakkasan at MGM Grand is a five-level, 80,000-square-foot club with world-class DJs (Calvin Harris, Steve Aoki, Tiësto have all held residencies). XS at Wynn is consistently ranked the #1 nightclub in the world — the outdoor pool area is stunning. Omnia at Caesars Palace has a massive kinetic chandelier that moves with the music. Marquee at The Cosmopolitan has both a nightclub and a dayclub with rooftop pool. Cover charges range from $30-75+ for men, often free or reduced for women on the guest list. Bottle service starts around $500 and goes up fast.

Nashville Honky-Tonk Guide — Lower Broadway Bar-by-Bar

Lower Broadway between 2nd and 5th Avenues is a four-block stretch of nonstop live music, neon, and noise. Every bar has a band. None charge cover. The music starts at 10 AM and doesn’t stop until 3 AM.

Here’s what each honky-tonk is actually like so you know where to spend your time.

The Classic Honky-Tonks

Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge (422 Broadway) — The most famous bar in Nashville. Three floors of live music. The ground floor is the original honky-tonk — tight, loud, and packed. The second floor has a balcony overlooking Broadway. The rooftop has a separate stage. The back door opens onto Printer’s Alley and the alley behind the Ryman Auditorium. Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Roger Miller, and Waylon Jennings all played here when they were nobodies.

Nashville Nightlife — Honky-Tonks, Bars & Live Music

Nashville’s nightlife centers on one undeniable fact: live music pours out of every door on Lower Broadway from 10 AM until 3 AM, seven days a week, with no cover charge. There is no other street in America like it.

But Nashville’s nightlife goes far beyond Broadway. Here’s the full picture.

Lower Broadway — The Honky-Tonks

The four-block stretch of Lower Broadway between 2nd and 5th Avenues is the epicenter. Every bar has a live band on stage — country, rock, blues, covers, and everything in between. No cover charge at any of the honky-tonks (this is the law of Broadway).

Orlando Nightlife — Beyond the Theme Parks

Orlando’s nightlife is more than Universal CityWalk and Disney Springs. The city has a genuine bar and club scene centered on downtown, Wall Street Plaza, and the neighborhoods where locals go after the tourists are back at their resorts.

Downtown & Wall Street Plaza

Wall Street Plaza — A block of connected bars and clubs in downtown Orlando. No cover at most venues on weeknights. Each bar has a different vibe — cocktail lounge, sports bar, dance club, Irish pub. It’s the all-in-one nightlife block for downtown.