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Tiki

The Kitschy Pleasure of the San Fernando Valley

Nowhere else does Americana quite like this.

Sponsored by Los Angeles Tourism

Milford, Delaware

Tiki Murph

Live chainsaw carvings of tiki statues aim to keep a tradition with ancient roots alive in this small Delaware town.

Dole Whip

This pineapple soft serve has a cult following at Disney theme parks.

Video • AO Docs

Meet Piano Pat and the Sip 'n Dip Mermaids

San Diego, California

Bali Hito

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

Swizzle Sticks

These natural cocktail stirrers sprout from the Caribbean swizzlestick tree.

The Zombie

Donn Beach only wrote the recipe for his famously potent cocktail in secret code.

Los Angeles, California

The Tonga Hut

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Real-World Diagon Alley, the Original Tiki Bar, and Other Enticing New Atlas Locations

The most marvelous places we added during the week of August 1.

Meg Neal August 5, 2016

Twirl Paper Umbrellas at the Vintage Tiki Bars That Taught Americans to Relax

The tiki bar tour of your chill vibey dreams.

Molly McBride Jacobson August 4, 2016

Atlanta, Georgia

Trader Vic's

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

Permanently Closed

Huntington Beach, California

Don The Beachcomber

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Mai-Kai Restaurant

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

San Francisco, California

The Tonga Room

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Great Falls, Montana

Sip 'n Dip Lounge

"Polynesia on the Plains."

Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.

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Vancouver, British Columbia

The Shameful Tiki Room

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.