Everyone has that one socially awkward friend who at parties , lacking anything better to say , dispenses such pearls of insider wisdom as , " I ’ve heard there’sreally great pizza pie in New York , " or " You get it on wherethey throw some sick pool company ? Miami . "
We are not that friend . Last year we tip you off that HOUSTON , of all places , wasthe best company city in America . And this year we ’re taking it a step ( or eight ) further by revealing the most under - the - radiolocation party destination in the United States .
Now , who needs another boozing ? We ’re going to the kitchen .
Historic Deadwood
St. Augustine, FL
Best clock time to visit : St. Patrick ’s DayMust - hit bar : Scarlett O’Hara ’s , two nineteenth - century houses put together that now feature three parallel bars and a eating place , all of which are aver to be haunted
You believably learned in fifth grade that this was theoldest city in America . But what you probablydidn’tlearn was that it ’s the most underrated party destination inAmerica ’s pet party state . While your days in St. Augustine are filled with history and fortress , the nights in Old City are the real attraction . The walled section of townspeople has narrow-minded street lined with BAR , cigar lounges , cocktail club , and restaurants , and on good night the company enfold the full district . Perhaps the good way to catch them all is by need ahaunted bar tour– at least that way if you do n’t encounter any of the city ’s spirits , you may at least drink some .
Biloxi, MS
Best time to natter : Mardi GrasMust - murder legal community : Coast Nightclub at the Beau Rivage
What theRedneck Rivierais to Southernbeachvacations , Biloxi is to those " whatever happens here stays here"Southern getaways – at least the 1 that do n’t take plaza in New Orleans . The Hard Rock and Beau Rivage are world - class gaming destination and help make Biloxi a Sin City in the heart of the Bible Belt , terminated with raging puddle party and epical clubs . It ’s not exactly Las Vegas on the Gulf , but a dark at Beau Rivage ’s Coast Nightclub or Chill Ultra Lounge at the IP Casino be a fraction of what it would in the desert .
Should you hazard away from the blackjack tables , the local pothouse and dive bars are fill with the form of coloured Southerners you come up to Mississippi to meet . And during the sidereal day , you may loose on the Gulf Islands National Seashore or rent a fishing sauceboat to keep the party going on the piss .
Scarlett O’Hara’s
Sacramento, CA
salutary prison term to chit-chat : August , during the California State FairMust - hit cake : Mix Downtown , an indoor / outdoor venue that ’s arrant for those nerveless Sacramento summer night
Bay Area and SoCal refugees in search of affordable caparison brought their worldliness and hunger for nightlife toSacramento ; so while the town might not have as many top bars and eatery as other place , the ones itdoeshave stand up to any in the Golden State . And , as itisCalifornia , the multitude who pack the business district hotspots like Mix and The Park are as sexy as you ’ll chance anywhere , they just have load more money to ramp on the weekends since they ’re not expend it all on rent . Also , money to drop on weekend - longsighted boat party on the Sacramento River – yep , those are a regular affair .
Kansas City, MO
Best time to chew the fat : First week of October for the American Royal World Series of BarbecueMust - hit taproom : Boulevard Brewing , which not only offers free tours but has 16 beers on tap in its tasting room
Sure , you might have hear there were some crazy small women there , but there ’s a lot more to partying in KC than what Fats Domino tell you . The Power & Light District is the city ’s new(ish ) nightlife hub , where the two - block stretch of bars and eating house wall a central live - euphony locus and draws new pro from as far away as Overland Park and Tulsa . Or , for a more upscale experience , Westport is your move – full of patio bars , it’sa prime post for outdoor drinkingin the summertime . KC is also as " sportsman nuts " as its reputation suggests , and the full metropolis pretty much call on into a giant tailgate during Chiefs game and Royals playoff runs .
And , of trend , there ’s the barbecue with national founding like Gates and Joe ’s , plus the aforementioned American Royal World Series , Missouri ’s best yearly event .
Hard Rock Biloxi
Asbury Park, NJ
Best time to visit : Weekends between Memorial Day and Labor DayMust - hit legal community : Stone Pony , because The Boss started there
In the ' 70s , this town was a live - music breeding earth like today ’s Austin or Asheville . But like the urban center in every Springsteen Sung dynasty , Asbury Park fall on severe metre . Until now . Money has poured in post - Sandy and spots like Asbury Festhalle & Biergarten – a warehouse - turned - beer hall – are draw younger citizenry to this section of the Jersey Shore . Legendary rock golf club like Wonder Bar and Stone Pony are once again springing banding with nationwide appeal . While go to the shoring to company is nothing unexampled , Asbury Park is n’t about the fist - pumping EDM club panorama , but rather a cool , laid - back seaboard vibration that hearken back to its rock heyday .
Deadwood, SD
Best sentence to visit : First two weeks of August , during the nearby Sturgis rallyMust - hit bar : Saloon No . 10 , aka the bar where " Wild Bill " Hickok was fool . A serious nod , however , also die to the Buffalo Bodega , theoldest bar in South Dakota .
The “ political party ” has calmed down just a small since " Wild Bill " was shoot people in the street , but historic Deadwood is a huge weekend goal for Midwesterners . The Ithiel Town ’s Wild West past gives the urban center an aura of outlawry , and bachelor-at-arms and bachelorette political party drop summer weekends rove the independent drag , casino , and historical pothouse just lookingto make bad decision . On big holidays like St. Patrick ’s Day , New Year ’s , and Mardi Gras , you’re able to even buy a special cup that lets youdrink in the street , give this South Dakota mountain Ithiel Town a distinctively New Orleans vibe . And finally , August brings overflow rockers from the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally , although the tantrum here is far tranquil than it is down the road .
Denton, TX
Best time to shoot the breeze : UNT home base - biz weekend in the fallMust - hit cake : Oak St. Drafthouse
When you think of college town in Texas that were fictitiously portray in football movies starring Sinbad , only one urban center come to mind : Denton . sure enough , Austin might be the hip , trendy university base in the Lone Star State , but Denton ( home plate to Texas Women ’s University AND North Texas ) crucify just as arduous . With two university of over 35,000 students each within metropolis bound – each command half the city – Denton is like two college towns in one , brag double the bars , double the half-baked students , and double the debauchery . And while the town has n’t changed a whole lot since the ' 70s and retains a mess of its previous Texas magic spell , they still do cool stuff like open bar inside of prissy houses .
Milwaukee, WI
Best time to visit : Summerfest ( June 29th through July 10th)Must - come to bar : All of these
Aside from the Alice Cooper concert inWayne ’s World , most masses do n’t know much about the greatMilwaukeeparty scene . It commence with Summerfest , the world ’s large outside medicine fete that spans two week , brings the openhanded name in medicine , and draws crowd from all over the globe . From there , it ’s all about the tailgate – nobody knows how to tailgate like Milwaukeeans , who can turn even a Monday night Brewers secret plan into the biggest parking - lot company in the Midwest . And finally , Milwaukee has three prison term more bar than grocery stores , uses beer as an literal tourist attraction , and takes pride indoing indefinable things with Bloody Marys .
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