The Best Bachelor Party Locations

The right destination will create a night to remember.

Every groom-to-be wants a memorable bachelor party to celebrate his last night as a single man. Have an epic bash by choosing the perfect location for your prenuptial party. Escape the usual: Take your best buds on a weekend trip for food, friendship, fun and festivities. With the right combination of friends, location and activities, you can have the bachelor party everyone remembers for life.

Bourbon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

The party never stops on Rue Bourbon.

No place on earth can match New Orleans, and Rue Bourbon, as locals call it, is the most famous street in the city. Even Tuesday nights are wild on this decadent strip. You can spend long nights wandering up and down Rue Bourbon gulping beer out of a boot, eying the hotties or chowing down on a po-boy at any of the local eateries. Stop into The Old Absinthe House for a drink.

Key West, Florida

Key West is known for its wild parties.

Key West has numerous bars and clubs that offer endless entertainment for bachelors. Stroll from bar to bar with your plastic cup in hand because of the lax container laws in the Conch Republic. Start your night at Mallory Square for the sunset celebration, then hit the town. Grab a Cuban sandwich at El Siboney Cafe or a Bahama Mama at Caroline's, and top the night off at the Hog's Breath Saloon. Don't forget to visit the gentlemen's club on Duval.

The Haight, San Francisco, California

The Haight has bars aplenty for the roving crowd of bachelors.

The Haight area of San Francisco, known as the hippie epicenter of the United States, is also known for its many bars and clubs. The rum punch at Hobson's Choice will sneak up on even the most seasoned drinker. For dinner, take your friends to Kan Zaman, where you can eat Mediterranean food, smoke hookahs and eye sexy belly dancers. Then dance the night away with beautiful women at Milk Bar.

Ybor City, Tampa, Florida

Ybor city in Tampa has great nightlife.

Ybor City is the Bourbon Street of Tampa, Florida. As you stroll down 7th Avenue during the day, soak in the Cuban sights and sounds of this historic neighborhood. At night, the entire town turns into a collective celebration. Treat your friends to paella and mojitos at the block-long Columbia restaurant. After that, take them to any of the local after-hours clubs such as Crowbar, the Green Iguana or Club Prana for dancing, drinking and debauchery.

References

• New Orleans: Bourbon Street
• Duval Street: Map
• San Francisco Chronicle: The Haight
• Ybor City Chamber of Commerce

Resources

• The Old Absinthe House
• El Siboney Restaurant
• Hog's Breath Saloon
• Caroline's Key West
• Kan Zaman
• Hobson's Choice
• Milk Bar
• Columbia Restaurant
• Crowbar
• Green Iguana
• Club Prana