Just the other day, I found myself at a rooftop bar in western North Carolina just as the sun set over the mountains. Rapids in the French Broad River caught the orange glow, and groups there for a pilates conference gathered around fire pits. It got cool as drinks came out on trays andIm going to betevery single person promised theyd become regulars at rooftop bars. There are few places that feel more like a special night out than the rooftop bar, holding a cocktail while the sun sets and the stars come out above you. To that end, Time Outs crack team of twilight drinkers set out to find the best rooftop bars in America: From Miami Beach to Seattle and Boston to the beaches of Los Angeles,this is whereyoull find the finest bars perched up high.

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