Rooftop Bars of Downtown & Montrose

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.