These US cities boast the most active nightlife scenes
shares the U.S. cities with the most active nightlife scenes, according to its rideshare data.
These US cities boast the most active nightlife scenes
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It's Friday night. You're dying to go out. You just don't know where to go. To provide insights, drew on its proprietary ride-booking data data to determine the most-happening cities for nightlife around the country as well as popular destinations in each one.
Rides to bars and entertainment venues
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More than 20% of Lyft rides in the wee hours of Saturday and Sunday mornings are people going to bars, clubs, and entertainment venues.
Best cities for nightlife overall
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Winner: Austin, TexasÂ
The best city for partying is Austin, Texas, where a whopping 6% of all weekly Lyft rides were Friday or Saturday night trips to a bar or entertainment venue. Austin was also the only U.S. city to be included in the recently released . Austin's nightlife pedigree can be traced back to at least 1991 when the city proclaimed itself the "."
The top-visited late-night bar in Austin is , which bills itself as "A Bar and a Daycare Center for Adults." Austinites stay the latest at the , a gay club where over a third of rides occur after 2 a.m. Locals are most likely to visit , a relatively relaxed spot with a patio, pool, and darts. And the hottest late-night destination is the funky live-music joint , which saw the biggest percentage increase in late-night visitors.
Honorable mention: Columbus, Ohio
Austin is followed closely by Columbus, Ohio69´«Ã½“69´«Ã½“where nightlife is primarily driven by the OSU student body (campus hits include and ). However, in the past year, it has been live-music venues, like and , that have grown the fastest, with almost twice as many rides as in the previous year.
Best cities for late-night glam
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Winner: Miami
The 1992 headline "" still holds true. Over 7.5% of rides taken to nightlife destinations in Miami and Miami Beach last year were Lux rides: i.e., passengers paid extra to ride in a higher-end vehicle. (Perhaps that's not too surprising, given that Miami was the nation's luxury-car capital.) That was particularly the case for rides to clubs like , where one out of every seven Lyft rides was a Lux ride.
Honorable mention: Atlanta, GA
Miami's northern neighbor, Atlanta, is next up, with Lux rides accounting for more than 5% of late-night rides. One top destination? The , where like and frequently turn up.
Best cities for the latest nights
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Winner: Miami
With in around sunrise (5 a.m.), it's no surprise that Miami parties the latest69´«Ã½“69´«Ã½“most notably at , the 24-year-old venue famous for its after-hour parties.
Honorable mention: New York
Why is the city not sleeping? Because it's partying69´«Ã½“69´«Ã½“ 20% of nightlife rides in New York occur after 2 a.m. Some popular late-night venues include , which hosts a summer party called and receives over a quarter of all ride activity after 2 a.m. Meanwhile, the FiDi Irish pub is the fastest-growing bar (300% increase in rides in the past year), and the dance-y Brooklyn gay bar draws regulars every weekend (two visits per rider, on average).
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Originally published on , part of the .
