The directory
Venues by state
74 open places
Alabama
1 place
Arizona
4 places
Denim & Diamonds
Mesa, AZ
A Mesa country nightclub with live concerts and dance lessons.
The Maverick
Tucson, AZ
Live country music, food and drinks in Tucson.
Handlebar J
Scottsdale, AZ
A family-run Scottsdale room with roots in the desert honky-tonk era.
Rusty Spur Saloon
Scottsdale, AZ
A 1951 Scottsdale saloon whose old bank vault found a new use.
California
4 places
THE RANCH Saloon
Anaheim, CA
An Anaheim country saloon for live bands, two-stepping and line dancing.
Pappy & Harriet’s
Pioneertown, CA
A bar, restaurant and music venue in the former Western movie set of Pioneertown.
Cowboy Palace Saloon
Chatsworth, CA
A San Fernando Valley country room with stage and screen history.
Cowboy Country Saloon
Long Beach, CA
A Long Beach country saloon with three dance floors.
Colorado
1 place
Florida
6 places
The Round Up
Davie, FL
A Davie country nightclub centered on line and couples dancing.
The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon
Fort Myers, FL
A Southwest Florida country concert hall with a large dance floor.
Dallas Bull
Tampa, FL
A Tampa country dance club with lessons and live entertainment.
Renegades Country Bar & Grill
West Palm Beach, FL
A South Florida country bar with line dancing and couples lessons.
Flora-Bama
Perdido Key, FL
A Florida-Alabama line roadhouse known for songwriters and the Mullet Toss.
Cowboys Orlando
Orlando, FL
An Orlando country dance venue with a recurring Friday program.
Illinois
1 place
Montana
2 places
North Carolina
1 place
NE
1 place
NH
1 place
NJ
1 place
Nevada
2 places
NY
1 place
Ohio
2 places
Oklahoma
1 place
OR
1 place
RI
1 place
South Carolina
2 places
Tennessee
11 places
Cotton Eyed Joe
Knoxville, TN
A Knoxville-area country music venue with a dance floor and touring concerts.
AJ’s Good Time Bar
Nashville, TN
Alan Jackson’s Lower Broadway bar, centered on traditional country music.
Bobby’s Idle Hour
Nashville, TN
A Music Row neighborhood tavern with local songwriters and live music.
Legends Corner
Nashville, TN
A Lower Broadway honky tonk with country album covers lining the walls.
Nashville Palace
Nashville, TN
Traditional country music and a wooden dance floor in Music Valley.
Skinny Dennis (Nashville)
Nashville, TN
An East Nashville honky tonk with country, Americana and roots programming.
Robert’s Western World
Nashville, TN
A Lower Broadway room with steel-guitar roots and a live-country legacy.
Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
Nashville, TN
The orchid-colored Broadway room long connected to the Ryman and its performers.
Layla’s Honky Tonk
Nashville, TN
A small Broadway room for bluegrass, rockabilly, Western swing, and country.
Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge
Madison, TN
A Madison neighborhood bar with local and touring bands, a country jukebox and a front porch.
Acme Feed & Seed
Nashville, TN
Live country music on Lower Broadway, including Friday afternoons with The Cowpokes.
Texas
26 places
Albert Icehouse & Dancehall
Albert, TX
Live music and community dances in Albert, near Stonewall.
Coupland Dancehall
Coupland, TX
A historic Texas dancehall with country music and room to two-step.
Freiheit Country Store
New Braunfels, TX
A New Braunfels honky tonk, restaurant and live country music stop.
Quihi Dance Hall
Quihi, TX
A historic community dance hall with live country bands near Hondo.
The Lonesome Rose
San Antonio, TX
A San Antonio honky tonk with live music on St. Mary’s Street.
Thirsty Horse Dance Hall & Saloon
San Antonio, TX
A San Antonio country dance hall with frequent live music.
Blue Bonnet Palace
Selma, TX
A Selma dance hall with live Texas country entertainment.
The White Horse
Austin, TX
An East Austin dance hall that became an early home for Mike and the Moonpies.
Billy Bob’s Texas
Fort Worth, TX
A Stockyards landmark built for country music, dancing, and bull riding.
Broken Spoke
Austin, TX
An Austin dance hall where generations of Texas country have taken the stage.
Gruene Hall
New Braunfels, TX
Texas’s 1878 dance hall, still operating in its original layout.
Luckenbach
Luckenbach, TX
The Texas dance hall where Jerry Jeff Walker recorded “¡Viva Terlingua!”
Floore’s Country Store
Helotes, TX
Live music, food and dancing in Helotes since 1942.
White Elephant Saloon
Fort Worth, TX
The Fort Worth Stockyards saloon seen as CD’s Bar & Grill in “Walker, Texas Ranger.”
Neon Boots
Houston, TX
Houston country dancing in the former Esquire Ballroom.
Donn’s Depot
Austin, TX
An Austin piano bar built from a railroad depot and retired railcars.
Little Longhorn Saloon
Austin, TX
A small Austin bar known for live country music and Sunday chicken-shit bingo.
Sam’s Town Point
Austin, TX
A South Austin gathering place for artists, bands, and neighborhood regulars.
Riley’s Tavern
Hunter, TX
A Hunter tavern whose beer-license story begins in September 1933.
Devil’s Backbone Tavern
Fischer, TX
A restored Hill Country outpost with a mid-century dance pavilion.
Arkey Blue’s Silver Dollar
Bandera, TX
A below-street honky tonk in Bandera, owned by Arkey Blue since 1968.
11th Street Cowboy Bar
Bandera, TX
A Bandera bar with an outdoor amphitheater and a long list of country performers.
Cheatham Street Warehouse
San Marcos, TX
The San Marcos room where George Strait’s first Ace in the Hole gig took place.
Twin Sisters Dance Hall
Blanco, TX
An 1879 community dance hall sustained by members and volunteers.
Anhalt Hall
Spring Branch, TX
A German-Texan community hall with a dance floor built in 1908.
Mercer Dancehall
Driftwood, TX
A family-built dance hall that returned in 2026 after rebuilding and closure.
Utah
1 place
VA
1 place
WA
1 place
Wyoming
1 place
