Houston's skyline looks best from above it, and the city has stacked a run of rooftop bars and sky-high lounges to prove it. This evening driving tour hops between downtown and Montrose to chase the sunset from the best perches in town — a rooftop park atop a converted postal building, the city's highest open-air bar, a hotel deck in the clouds, and more. Because these rooftops are spread across a few districts, plan to drive between them, and line up a designated driver or rideshare since cocktails are the point. Time your start for golden hour so you catch the light changing over the towers. Then let the night — and the elevators — carry you up.
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Rooftop Bars of Downtown & Montrose
An evening drive for skyline views and sunset cocktails
A self-guided driving tour · Food & Drink
5 stops · ~2.5 hours · 6 mi · Driving tour
Driving tourFood & Drink5 stops6 mi~2.5 hoursTexasRoam+
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