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Kitsch

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Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Kitsch Museum

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

Castillo de Lamas

Castillo de Lamas

A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.

The drooling bastard of the Tonga Hut in North Hollywood.

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.

Kingman, Arizona

Hackberry General Store

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

Donn Beach himself.

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

The Jungle Room at Graceland.

Memphis, Tennessee

The Jungle Room at Graceland

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

San Francisco, California

The Tonga Room

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The Sip 'n Dip Lounge.

Great Falls, Montana

Sip 'n Dip Lounge

"Polynesia on the Plains."

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Bernie vs. Hillary unicorns, jousting eternal in velvet

Los Angeles, California

Velveteria

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

The bar at the Shameful Tiki Room.

Vancouver, British Columbia

The Shameful Tiki Room

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

other capitals of the world

When Americans Embraced the Bob, This New England Town Had To Make Something Besides a Comb. Enter the Pink Flamingo

George Pendle January 4, 2016

Captiva, Florida

The Bubble Room

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Ansted, West Virginia

Mystery Hole

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.