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Alabama

1 place

Cowboys of Dothan

Dothan, AL

A longstanding Alabama country bar for live bands and two-stepping.

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

The Grizzly Rose

Denver, CO

A Denver concert room with a floating hardwood dance floor.

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

Carol’s Pub

Chicago, IL

A reopened Uptown country-music holdout with roots in 1972.

Montana

2 places

Stacey’s Old Faithful

Gallatin Gateway, MT

A 1937 Montana bar shaped by live music, dancing, and rodeo life.

The Old Saloon

Emigrant, MT

A Paradise Valley saloon with a 1907 back bar and a revived outdoor stage.

North Carolina

1 place

Coyote Joe’s

Charlotte, NC

A Charlotte dance club and touring-country stop since 1991.

NE

1 place

Buck’s Bar & Grill

Venice, NE

A Nebraska bar and grill booking original country and roots artists.

NH

1 place

Saddle Up Saloon

Kingston, NH

A New Hampshire country saloon with live music and line dancing.

NJ

1 place

Prospector’s Grille & Saloon

Mount Laurel, NJ

A South Jersey saloon with dedicated country line and partner dance nights.

Nevada

2 places

Gilley’s Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NV

A Las Vegas Strip saloon with live bands and country dancing.

Stoney’s Rockin’ Country

Las Vegas, NV

Touring country acts, line dancing and partner-dance lessons at Town Square.

NY

1 place

Skinny Dennis (Brooklyn)

Brooklyn, NY

Live country and roots music in Williamsburg since 2013.

Ohio

2 places

Jolene’s Honky Tonk

Cleveland, OH

Live performers and country DJs in Cleveland’s East 4th entertainment district.

Dusty Armadillo

Rootstown, OH

A Rootstown concert room built around a 5,000-square-foot maple floor.

Oklahoma

1 place

Cain’s Ballroom

Tulsa, OK

Bob Wills’s Tulsa home for dances and radio broadcasts from 1935 to 1942.

OR

1 place

Ponderosa Lounge & Grill

Portland, OR

A Portland country bar with live bands, dance lessons and Western swing.

RI

1 place

Mishnock Barn

West Greenwich, RI

A Rhode Island country dance barn with line and partner dancing.

South Carolina

2 places

HonkyTonk Saloon

Ladson, SC

A country saloon near Charleston with line dancing and lessons.

The Bowery

Myrtle Beach, SC

The Myrtle Beach room where Alabama built its sound through seven summers.

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

The Westerner

West Valley City, UT

A long-running Salt Lake Valley country stage and dance floor.

VA

1 place

The Banque

Norfolk, VA

A longtime Norfolk country-western bar built around music and dancing.

WA

1 place

Little Red Hen

Seattle, WA

A Seattle country-music bar with live bands and social dancing.

Wyoming

1 place

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar

Jackson, WY

Live country music and saddle bar stools on Jackson’s town square.