Every good gay bar, minus the guesswork.

Northalsted · 3726 N Broadway

Line dancing, then go-go dance club after 1 am on weekends.

SoBro · 237 Hermitage Ave, Nashville, TN 37210

A casual gay bar and grill near downtown with a full kitchen, a patio and a friendly local crowd. There's line dancing on Fridays plus drag and karaoke nights.

Hell's Kitchen · 793 9th Ave

Country saloon where the bartenders dance on the bar. Pure fun.

Oak Lawn · 3912 Cedar Springs Rd

Country dance hall with free lessons.

Wilton Drive · 2232–2238 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305

A big multi-room bar with a little of everything. There's karaoke early in the week, two-stepping and line dancing on Wednesdays, a dance floor on weekends and a classic Sunday tea dance.

NE 6th Ave, Wilton Manors · 3073 NE 6th Ave, Wilton Manors, FL 33334

A country-western bar where you can learn to line dance or two-step, and the instructors are patient with beginners. There's karaoke too, and the crowd is mixed and welcoming.

Montrose · 617 Fairview St

Country sports bar, mature crowd.

Northwest · 11410 Hempstead Hwy

Country dance hall with Latin nights.

Capitol Hill · 900 E Colfax Ave

Country-western and pop, plus drag brunch.

Melrose District · 727 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013

A country-western bar open since 1984, with two-stepping, drag, karaoke and a big patio. It's home base for the Arizona Gay Rodeo, and it stays open until 4am on weekends.

Zona Rosa, Calle Florencia · Florencia 35, Juárez

A two-story cowboy-themed cantina with banda, norteño and ranchera nights, plus midweek karaoke and drag. Low-key and mostly local, behind a storefront with barely a sign.

Zona Romántica, Ignacio L. Vallarta · Ignacio L. Vallarta, Zona Romántica

The town's oldest gay club, going back to 1989, mixing country and pop with full-production drag shows at midnight and again later on. Unpretentious and fairly cheap; it gets going well after 11.