City guides
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Where gay guys actually live, the bars that are open right now, where to get PrEP, which leagues to join, and when Pride is. Each city has a board to ask locals.
Chicago
Northalsted for the strip, Andersonville for the locals.
8 bars · Northalsted (Boystown) · 280 miWashington, DC
Dupont for the history, 14th and U for the nights out.
8 bars · Dupont Circle / Logan Circle · 330 miPhiladelphia
The Gayborhood: rainbow street signs and everything within six blocks.
7 bars · The Gayborhood / Rittenhouse · 410 miAtlanta
Midtown's 10th & Piedmont, the Ansley bar cluster, and Pride in October.
7 bars · Midtown / Ansley Park · 430 miNew York City
Hell's Kitchen after work, the Village for history, Brooklyn for the late, weird and wonderful.
32 bars · Hell's Kitchen · 480 miBoston
A small scene in the South End, and a summer that moves to P-town.
6 bars · South End / Back Bay · 640 miNew Orleans
The Bourbon Street 'Fruit Loop', the Marigny, and Southern Decadence.
7 bars · French Quarter · 800 miDallas
The Cedar Springs strip in Oak Lawn, and Purple Party every spring.
6 bars · Oak Lawn · 910 miMiami & Fort Lauderdale
South Beach for the weekend, Wilton Manors for the week.
9 bars · South Beach / Mid-Beach · 980 miHouston
Montrose, two-stepping at Neon Boots, and Pride in late June.
6 bars · Montrose · 990 miAustin
4th Street bars, Red River music, and an August Pride.
4 bars · East Austin / Hyde Park / Mueller · 1,100 miDenver
Colfax bars, mountain weekends, and Aspen Gay Ski Week a few hours away.
5 bars · Capitol Hill / Cheesman Park · 1,200 miLos Angeles
WeHo for the strip, Silver Lake for the dives, DTLA for the warehouse nights, Long Beach for the beach.
12 bars · West Hollywood · 2,000 miSeattle
Capitol Hill: dense, walkable, on the light rail.
6 bars · Capitol Hill · 2,000 miSan Francisco
The Castro for the history and the 18th Street crawl, SoMa for leather.
9 bars · The Castro · 2,100 miDon't see your city? Ask in Everywhere Else or Moving Cities.