Nightlife
What are you doing tonight? Use this guide to figure out your nightly game plan-make reservations, purchase and print tickets, and study a map on how to get to all the best spots. Find out how to locate restaurants, bars and nightclubs, theaters, concerts, and sporting events in your hometown or elsewhere. The sites we've found will help you be as hip or low-key as you see fit on any night of the week.
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Although certain directories specialize in finding restaurants or certain types of events, there ... read more »
Restaurant Locators, Reviews, and Menus?
Whether you dine out regularly or are seeking something special, these Web sites will help you find ... read more »
Bars and Nightclubs
Let us help you plan your night on the town. This section of the guide helps you locate low-key ... read more »
Comedy clubs
If you want to laugh the night away, a comedy club is always a good bet. While seeing funny movies ... read more »
Local Nightlife
With just a little bit of foresight, you can find plenty of fun in a new city. Use these Web sites to get the flavor of a new city and to find out the events and attractions that will be worth visiting while you are there.
Dulcinea's Insight
- The sites in this section are designed specifically for travelers, but you can also use the sites in the rest of this guide to find restaurants, bars, clubs, movies, concerts, and sporting events in many locations. Simply plug in your destination city instead of your hometown-some will even provide information for international destinations.
- Researching the nightlife of a city before you visit will help you get excited for your trip, and it will also make you a bit of an authority on your new surroundings. It never hurts to surprise the locals with your savvy.
Dulcinea's Picks
TimeOut Travel
is "your guide to a good time" in more than 140 cities. The site provides an overview of go-to restaurants and bars, featuring over a dozen hot-spots, all independently reviewed. Select your city and go to the "Nightlife" link to read about the hippest spots, with reviews and location listings. TimeOut prides itself on being the Bible of the trendy city-dweller, so you're likely to avoid the tourist traps and find some good insider picks here.
The New York Times
Web site offers an extensive list of attractions for travelers to major cities-both domestically and internationally. First select the region you're visiting from the drop-down menu "Plan Your Trip, click on the "What to Do" link and then browse the recommended nightlife listings. Use this site to search places in your hometown as well-you might find something new, even if you think you already know all the local hot spots.
Fodor
's features establishments personally vetted by in-house writers and editors. There is up-to-the-minute travel advice as well as forums where users can post ideas and reviews. Select the city you are planning to visit and browse the "Nightlife & the Arts" link for listings of places to go.
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