Uptown / Oak Lawn / Turtle Creek

Uptown is known for its eclectic bar and restaurant scene, including lively sports bars, posh global bistros and hip cocktail lounges. The action centers on McKinney Avenue, where a free vintage trolley trundles past boutiques selling high-end fashion and chic western wear. Attracting joggers and cyclists, the Katy Trail skirts Turtle Creek, passing parks, beer gardens and the cool Museum of Geometric and MADI Art.

Oak Lawn is an upscale district known for Cedar Springs Road, the heart of the city’s gay scene. It’s lined with lively bars and DJ-driven clubs, as well as venues for karaoke, drag shows, and country and western dancing. Popular hiking and bike trails run alongside nearby Turtle Creek and cut through green spaces like Oak Lawn Park, home to the stately Arlington Hall events venue.

Turtle Creek is a small, private neighborhood with creeks flowing through it. Only one mile from downtown, the community offers a premier location to city life, but a quiet escape as well.