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21 places in the US where it's legal to drink outside

Memphis, Tennessee: Beale Street, aka the home of the blues, is a shining beacon liberated from both the rest of the city's open-container ban and Tennessee's statewide one.

21 places in the US where it's legal to drink outside

Indianapolis, Indiana: Hoosier hospitality means that you can drink on Indy's sidewalks, though not in city-owned parks. Make sure to ask for a to-go cup if you don't finish your drink at the bar, they just might have a carryout license.

Indianapolis, Indiana: Hoosier hospitality means that you can drink on Indy

Savannah, Georgia: Southern hospitality is most tangible in Savannah's Historic District, which allows for public drinking, as long as said drink is in a plastic container and less than 16 ounces.

Savannah, Georgia: Southern hospitality is most tangible in Savannah

Fort Worth, Texas: Grab a frosty Shiner Bock and drink it anywhere you please in Fort Worth, where there's no general ban on public consumption of alcohol.

Fort Worth, Texas: Grab a frosty Shiner Bock and drink it anywhere you please in Fort Worth, where there

Sonoma, California: With over 400 wineries, it's really in the wine country's best interest to allow public drinking. Wouldn't want to cheapen fancy wine with brown bags, would we?

Sonoma, California: With over 400 wineries, it

Hood River, Oregon: World famous for its wind and kite surfing, this is truly an outdoor paradise, as the town has no open container laws.

Hood River, Oregon: World famous for its wind and kite surfing, this is truly an outdoor paradise, as the town has no open container laws.

Huntsville, Alabama: Huntsville has not one but two arts and entertainment districts that specialize in to-go cups of alcohol — and this only around a decade after legalizing Sunday wine and beer sales.

Huntsville, Alabama: Huntsville has not one but two arts and entertainment districts that specialize in to-go cups of alcohol — and this only around a decade after legalizing Sunday wine and beer sales.

New Orleans, Louisiana: Home of Mardi Gras and daiquiri drive-thrus. Obviously, open containers are not an issue here.

New Orleans, Louisiana: Home of Mardi Gras and daiquiri drive-thrus. Obviously, open containers are not an issue here.

Erie, Pennsylvania: In order to revitalize their downtown area, Erie has ditched open-container laws in favor of tourism dollars. And since its downtown spans 70 blocks, drinking is allowed almost everywhere.

Erie, Pennsylvania: In order to revitalize their downtown area, Erie has ditched open-container laws in favor of tourism dollars. And since its downtown spans 70 blocks, drinking is allowed almost everywhere.

Austin, Texas: Texas' weirdest town forbids open containers in its downtown and a few other select areas, but allows them in the town's less central neighborhoods.

Austin, Texas: Texas

Fredericksburg, Texas: It's only fitting for this German enclave, named after Prince Frederick of Prussia, to preserve its German heritage by allowing open containers of beer or wine (not liquor) in most of its public areas. In fact, many places in town sell wine and beer to-go.

Fredericksburg, Texas: It

Mississippi: While we don't recommend it, Mississippi is the only state that allows for drinking and driving. However, the driver must stay below the 0.08% blood-alcohol-content limit to avoid a DUI.

Mississippi: While we don

Butte, Montana: This former mining town in the Rocky Mountains allows for open containers anywhere — the only exception being between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. What you do during the other 18 hours is up to you.

Butte, Montana: This former mining town in the Rocky Mountains allows for open containers anywhere — the only exception being between the hours of 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. What you do during the other 18 hours is up to you.

Treasure Island, Florida: This little patch of paradise on the Gulf of Mexico pretty much allows for public drinking anywhere — the exceptions being the main beach on weekends and public holidays.

Treasure Island, Florida: This little patch of paradise on the Gulf of Mexico pretty much allows for public drinking anywhere — the exceptions being the main beach on weekends and public holidays.

Roswell, Georgia: This Atlanta 'burb now has a brand new "carry district," which basically means that you can order a drink at a bar and bring it outside with you (as long as it's in paper or plastic cups and less than 16 ounces.) Mainly contained in Roswell's Canton Street district, it's ideal for the town's famous block party, Alive After Five.

Roswell, Georgia: This Atlanta

Kansas City, Missouri: The town's nine-block Power & Light District, a shopping and entertainment district, is exempt from Kansas City's general law prohibiting open containers.

Kansas City, Missouri: The town

Louisville, Kentucky: Another revitalization effort leading to the loosening of liquor laws can be found on Louisville's Fourth Street, which gets closed off at night and turns into Fourth Street Live!, sort of an open-air bar (you'll get carded) that allows for outdoor imbibing.

Louisville, Kentucky: Another revitalization effort leading to the loosening of liquor laws can be found on Louisville

Montgomery, Alabama: Entertainment districts meant for public drinking seem to be a trend in Alabama, but Montgomery led the charge, creating one around the hip The Alley development (which now stretches down to the riverfront) even before the open-container law was overturned. That said, it recently shortened the booze-fueled hours to between 9 a.m. and midnight.

Montgomery, Alabama: Entertainment districts meant for public drinking seem to be a trend in Alabama, but Montgomery led the charge, creating one around the hip The Alley development (which now stretches down to the riverfront) even before the open-container law was overturned. That said, it recently shortened the booze-fueled hours to between 9 a.m. and midnight.

Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham recently passed a law that allows people to bring their drinks around with them as they stroll between the Uptown District, the Sheraton, and the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. They plan on clearly demarcating the areas that allow for drinking and those that do not.

Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham recently passed a law that allows people to bring their drinks around with them as they stroll between the Uptown District, the Sheraton, and the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex. They plan on clearly demarcating the areas that allow for drinking and those that do not.

Mobile, Alabama: Grabbing one for the road is also a new development in Mobile, which, while generally lax about open containers previously, specifically created entertainment districts allowing the sale of to-go booze.

Mobile, Alabama: Grabbing one for the road is also a new development in Mobile, which, while generally lax about open containers previously, specifically created entertainment districts allowing the sale of to-go booze.

Las Vegas, Nevada: Seeing as what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, it's only natural that it would encourage debauchery by allowing people to imbibe anywhere. The only exceptions to public drinking are within 1,000 feet of a church, synagogue, school, hospital, or homeless shelter.

Las Vegas, Nevada: Seeing as what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, it

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